Can I read Coping Strategies of People with Kidney Transplants on EtoBox?

Coping Strategies of People with Kidney Transplants by Ragny Lindqvist; Marianne Carlsson; Per-Olow Sjödén is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Coping Strategies of People with Kidney Transplants about?

**Background.** There has been little research into coping process following renal transplantation, but it has been shown that health‐related stress is not eliminated and that fear of rejection and economic factors are the most stressful issues. Coping strategies used have included prayer, looking at problems objectively, and trying to main control over the situation. **Aim.** The study was concerned with kidney transplant patients and their efforts to cope with problems posed by the transplantation and treatment. The aim was to describe and compare the use and perceived effectiveness of different coping strategies in people after kidney transplant with an age, gender and civil status‐matched sample of the general Swedish population. **Methods.** Coping was assessed by the Jalowiec Coping Scale and self‐rated efficiency with visual analogue scales. From a total of 73 post‐transplant patients, a consecutive series of 30 was compared with an age, gender and civil status‐individually matched sample of the general Swedish population (__n__ = 30). Data were collected from 1994 to 1997. **Results.** The patient sample used significantly more optimistic, self‐reliant, supportive and emoti

Who reads Coping Strategies of People with Kidney Transplants?

Author

Ragny Lindqvist; Marianne Carlsson; Per-Olow Sjödén

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0309-2402)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)