COPING BEHAVIOR OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER

Abstract

The aim of the study is to identify and systematize the coping strategy of patients diagnosed with colon cancer. Material and methods: 47 people aged 29 to 79 years (mean age 61 years) took part in the detection, the incidence of malignant neoplasms emanating from the intestinal epithelium (colon cancer), of various stages with a pronounced differentiated tumor. All respondents found at least 3 months from the oncologist from the moment of diagnosis, which was observed in the territory of the Chelyabinsk region and the Chelyabinsk region, they are on inpatient treatment at the Chelyabinsk Regional Cancer Center of Oncological and Nuclear Medicine. To collect empirical material, we used the psychodiagnostic survey method “Methods of Coping Behavior” by R. Lazarus (adapted by T. L. Kryukova). The results of the study of coping behavior in patients with colon cancer, that the predominant coping strategy is "self-control", and fever is pronounced "acceptance". The coping strategies "escape-avoidance", "problem solving planning" and "positive reassessment" are at a fairly high level of expression, while the level of expression of the coping strategies "confrontational coping", "distancing" and "search for social support" is below average. Conclusions: The analyzed coping strategies make it possible to predict the patient's behavior during treatment. Data on this basis have been obtained for the development of a program for the development of coping behavior in patients with a type of oncology.