Illness coping behaviour of outpatients with depression or diabetes mellitus in two tertiary hospitals in Enugu state, southeast Nigeria

The study aims to compare the coping styles of patients with diabetes with those with depression. A total of 224 patients, 112 with depression and an equal number with diabetes were recruited. Sociodemographic variables were determined with the sociodemographic questionnaire, and coping styles with...

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VerfasserInnen: Amadi, Kennedy U. (VerfasserIn) ; Uwakwe, Richard (VerfasserIn) ; Aguocha, Chinyere M. (VerfasserIn) ; Ezeme, Mark S. (VerfasserIn) ; Muomah, Rosemary C. (VerfasserIn) ; Ndukuba, Appolos C. (VerfasserIn) ; Odinka, Paul C. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis 2016
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Jahr: 2016, Band: 19, Heft: 4, Seiten: 371-378
weitere Schlagwörter:B Religious Coping
B Depression
B Diabetes
B non-religious coping
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Zusammenfassung:The study aims to compare the coping styles of patients with diabetes with those with depression. A total of 224 patients, 112 with depression and an equal number with diabetes were recruited. Sociodemographic variables were determined with the sociodemographic questionnaire, and coping styles with the Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) adapted and Brief Religious Coping (Brief RCOPE) Scales. Fighting Spirit and MAC Summary Positive Adjustment were used more by participants with depression. Both groups of participants used the Brief RCOPE positive method to the same extent. Brief RCOPE negative was used more by participants with depression. Positive coping skills were used more by participants with depression than those with diabetes. This underscores the need for clinicians to explore the coping resources available to their patients, both religious and non-religious, and projecting them to their patients for enhancement and application as an adjunct for the purpose of a better clinical outcome.
ISSN:1469-9737
Enthält:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2016.1201055