Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, cardiovascular, MS, etc.
الهه اسلمی; معصومه ایزدی; اکرم ملک زاده
Abstract
Objective: Despite significant antiemetic advances, almost 50 % of treated cancer patients still experience nausea and vomiting. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of avoidant coping in the relationships between psychological well-being and chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea ...
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Objective: Despite significant antiemetic advances, almost 50 % of treated cancer patients still experience nausea and vomiting. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of avoidant coping in the relationships between psychological well-being and chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea in women with breast cancer in ShirazMethod: The research method was descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of this study consists of women with breast cancer in Shiraz city with an average age of 51 to 56 years. In this research, a non-random and voluntary sampling method was used; Thus, 211 female patients with breast cancer who were treated by chemotherapy voluntarily were completed the relevant questionnaires, which include psychological well-being questionnaire (Ryff, 1989), chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea questionnaire (Rhodes & McDaniel, 1999) and coping style questionnaire (Parker & Endler, 1990). The data were analyzed by AMOS software.Results: Research findings showed that there was a negative and significant relationship between psychological well-being and avoidant coping style, and there was a positive and significant relationship between avoidant coping style and delayed nausea. The Sobel test confirmed the mediating role of avoidant coping style in the relationship between psychological well-being and delayed nausea. Therefore, it can be concluded that there was a relationship between psychological well-being and delayed nausea with the mediation of avoidant coping style. Also, psychological well-being had an indirect effect on delayed nausea. Conclusion: by improving coping skills strategies and psychological well-being of women with breast cancer, chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea can be reduced.
