PMID- 37959283
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231122
IS  - 2077-0383 (Print)
IS  - 2077-0383 (Electronic)
IS  - 2077-0383 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 21
DP  - 2023 Oct 28
TI  - Psychological Associations of Stress with the Level of Health Locus of Control 
      and Self-Efficacy in Patients with Ovarian Cancer.
LID - 10.3390/jcm12216816 [doi]
LID - 6816
AB  - The aim of this study was to analyze the locus of health control, self-efficacy 
      and stress coping styles of female patients treated for ovarian cancer. Learning 
      the styles of coping with stress in patients with ovarian cancer may contribute 
      to improve their quality of life after cancer diagnosis. A series of Pearson's 
      r-analyses was performed in the order to evaluate the hypotheses regarding the 
      relationship between styles of coping with stress, the locus of health control 
      and self-efficacy. A total of 151 female patients participated in this study. 
      Standardized psychological questionnaires were used: the General Self-Efficacy 
      Scale (GSES) to measure coping with difficult situations and obstacles, the 
      Multi-Dimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC) to measure health control 
      and the Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey (CISS) to measure stress coping 
      styles. All questionnaires had an adaptation in Polish. Patients using 
      task-focused and socializing styles had higher self-efficacy, whereas focusing on 
      negative emotions resulted in lower self-efficacy. External locus of health 
      control was related to a task-focused approach to treatment. On the other hand, 
      the focus on negative emotions was related to the feeling that the fate of 
      patients was decided by chance. Self-efficacy was positively associated with 
      internal locus of health control and with external control, which means the 
      influence of others. The results of our study indicate the need for a 
      multidimensional approach to the treatment of female patients with ovarian 
      cancer. The psychological condition of female patients has an ongoing 
      relationship with their physical health.
FAU - Skwirczynska, Edyta
AU  - Skwirczynska E
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1946-748X
AD  - Department of the History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Pomeranian Medical 
      University, Rybacka 1, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
FAU - Cymbaluk-Ploska, Aneta
AU  - Cymbaluk-Ploska A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4727-7763
AD  - Clinical Department of Reconstructive and Oncological Gynecology, Pomeranian 
      Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
FAU - Wroblewski, Oskar
AU  - Wroblewski O
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2290-9613
AD  - Clinical Department of Reconstructive and Oncological Gynecology, Pomeranian 
      Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231028
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - J Clin Med
JT  - Journal of clinical medicine
JID - 101606588
PMC - PMC10650488
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - coping mechanisms
OT  - locus of control
OT  - ovarian cancer
OT  - psycho-oncology
OT  - self-efficacy
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/11/14 06:43
MHDA- 2023/11/14 06:44
PMCR- 2023/10/28
CRDT- 2023/11/14 02:13
PHST- 2023/07/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/09/27 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/10/24 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/11/14 06:44 [medline]
PHST- 2023/11/14 06:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/11/14 02:13 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/10/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - jcm12216816 [pii]
AID - jcm-12-06816 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/jcm12216816 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Clin Med. 2023 Oct 28;12(21):6816. doi: 10.3390/jcm12216816.