Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2017

ASSESSMENT OF STRESS AND COPING STYLES AMONG CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIATION THERAPY

P. Sudha, S. Hemalatha

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 An attempt was made in the present investigation to assess stress and coping styles among cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. The present study was conducted on 50 cancer patients who are under Radiation therapy in Radiation oncology ward, SVIMS, Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh, India. Perceived stress scale developed by Cohen et al.,(1983) and coping styles questionnaire developed by Sudha and Hemalatha (2010) were used to assess stress and coping styles among cancer patients. The statistical analysis of the collected data revealed that there was significant relationship between the level of stress and coping styles among cancer patients and no significant association between demographic variables with the level of stress. Another significant finding of the study was significant association between financial support and presence of side effects with the level of coping.

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P.SUDHA, S.HEMALATHA, ASSESSMENT OF STRESS AND COPING STYLES AMONG CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIATION THERAPY, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-11 | November-2017

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