Coping with Serious Illness: A Conceptual Overview,

Abstract

People who have a serious and possibly life-threatening illness are faced with a number of concerns. Foremost of these include pain, symptoms, and finding an appropriate medical treatment. Additional concerns have to do with the psychological and social impact of the illness, for example, facing possible death, not being able to work or care for one's children, and simply trying to be happy. Coping with illness refers to what a person does in response to all the concerns associated with the illness. It is increasingly recognized that how people cope with their illness may be as important as the medical care they receive in determining satisfactory outcomes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA109825

Entities

People

  • Anita L. Stewart

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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