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Horizonte sanitario
versión On-line ISSN 2007-7459versión impresa ISSN 1665-3262
Resumen
ACOSTA-ZAPATA, Estefany; LOPEZ-RAMON, Concepción; MARTINEZ-CORTES, María Evelin y ZAPATA-VAZQUEZ, Rosario. Family functionality and coping strategies in patients with breast cáncer. Horiz. sanitario [online]. 2017, vol.16, n.2, pp.139-148. ISSN 2007-7459. https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.v16i2.1629.
Objective:
To determine the relation among Family functionality and Coping strategies in breast cáncer patients.
Materials and methods:
A correlational transversal descriptive study was made in which 63 breast cancer diagnosis women, within 2 to 24 months of evolution, participated. Sociodemographic variables and some clinics were studied by an interview; the Coping strategies with the “Inventario de Estrategias de Afrontamiento” (Coping strategies Inventory) instrument and family functionality using a “Percepción de Función Familiar” FFSIL, (Family Function Perception) questionnaire. The information obtained was processed through the statistic package SPSS 23, PEARSON, X2 a prevalence reason and an analytical and a descriptive statistics were used.
Results:
The most used Coping strategy was the active type being a 43% the most frequent problem solution in 68% from the studied women. The factors that were related with the active Coping were age (p.019), marital status (p=.013) and to belong to a functional family (p=.000).
Conclusions:
The family functionality is a protection factor to the active Coping strategies in breast cancer patients.
Palabras llave : Coping; Breast cancer; Family functionality.
