Spousal support and illness acceptance in breast cancer patients: the mediating function of meaning in life and sense of coherence

• Authors: Dariusz Krok , Ewa Telka

Abstracts

PL

Wyjaśnienie, dlaczego pacjentki z rakiem pozostające w związku małżeńskim charakteryzują się lepszym przystosowaniem do choroby niż pacjentki niezamężne, nie jest w pełni zrozumiałe. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest zbadanie równoległego efektu mediacji poczucia sensu życia i poczucia koherencji w związku wsparcia małżeńskiego i akceptacji choroby u pacjentek z rakiem piersi. W badaniu wzięło udział 213 kobiet. Zastosowano Berlińską Skalę Wsparcia Społecznego, Profil Znaczenia Osobistego, Skalę Poczucia Koherencji oraz Skalę Akceptacji Życia z Chorobą. Przeprowadzono analizę współczynnika korelacji Pearsona oraz analizę mediacji. Wyniki wykazały istotne korelacje pomiędzy wsparciem małżeńskim, poczuciem sensu życia, poczuciem koherencji i akceptacją choroby. Z wyjątkiem buforującego wsparcia ochronnego, poczucie sensu życia pośredniczyło we wpływie wsparcia współmałżonka na akceptację choroby. Poczucie koherencji pośredniczyło w relacjach między postrzeganym dostępnym wsparciem, faktycznie otrzymywanym wsparciem i buforującym wsparciem ochronnym w zakresie akceptacji choroby. Zasoby oparte na znaczeniach odgrywają istotną rolę w akceptacji negatywnych psychicznych i fizycznych konsekwencji raka piersi. Lekarze mogą zatem z powodzeniem włączyć te zasoby do programów rehabilitacyjnych w celu poprawy przystosowania do choroby nowotworowej.

EN

The explanation as to why married cancer patients are characterised by better adjustment to illness than unmarried patients is not fully understood. This article aims to investigate a parallel mediation effect of meaning in life and sense of coherence in the relationship of spousal support and illness acceptance in breast cancer patients. A total of 213 women were included in this study. The Berlin Social Support Scales, the Personal Meaning Profile, the Sense of Coherence Scale, and the Acceptance of Life with the Disease Scale were used. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and mediation analysis were performed. The results showed significant correlations between spousal support, meaning in life, sense of coherence, and illness acceptance. Except for protective buffering support, meaning in life mediated spousal supports’ effect on illness acceptance. A sense of coherence mediated the relationship of perceived available support, actually received support, and protective buffering support in terms of illness acceptance. Meaning-based resources play a significant role in accepting the detrimental mental and physical consequences of breast cancer. Therefore, practitioners can incorporate these resources into rehabilitation programmes to improve adjustment to cancer.

Keywords

EN

breast cancer patients; families of cancer patients; illness acceptance; meaning; in life; sense of coherence; spousal support

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski. Redakcja Wydawnictw Wydziału Teologicznego
• Journal: Family Forum
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 12
• Pages: 271-292

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Dariusz Krok

• University of Opole, Institute of Psychology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000210340944

author

Ewa Telka

• The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/000000032378412X

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Identifiers

DOI

10.25167/FF/4813

Biblioteka Nauki

19322795