Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Mar-Apr;35(2):1157-1161.
doi: 10.21873/invivo.12363.

Assessment of Pain, Acceptance of Illness, Adaptation to Life, and Strategies of Coping With the Disease, in Patients With Bladder Cancer

Urszula Religioni  1 , Aleksandra Czerw  2   3 , Andrzej Deptala  4
Affiliations

Assessment of Pain, Acceptance of Illness, Adaptation to Life, and Strategies of Coping With the Disease, in Patients With Bladder Cancer

Urszula Religioni et al. In Vivo. 2021 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Background/aim: Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers and causes of mortality in Poland, significantly reducing the quality of life. The objective of the study was to evaluate the strategy of coping with the disease in patients suffering from bladder cancer.

Patients and methods: Four psychometric tests were used: the beliefs about pain control questionnaire (BPCQ), the pain coping strategies questionnaire (CSQ), acceptance of illness scale (AIS), and mental adjustment to cancer (Mini-Mac) test.

Results: Patients suffering from bladder cancer assign the greatest role in controlling pain to the influence of physicians. The most frequently chosen strategy for coping with the disease was declaring coping. The average level of acceptance of the disease among patients was mean=27.25. The most often indicated manner of coping was fighting spirit.

Conclusion: Patients with bladder cancer are characterized by a constructive attitude towards the disease.

Keywords: AIS; BPCQ; Bladder cancer; CSQ; Mini-Mac; acceptance of the disease; pain assessment; quality of life.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The Authors declare that they have no conflicts of interests related to this study.

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. National Cancer Registry. 2018. Available at: http://onkologia.org.pl/nowotwory-zlosliwe-pecherza-moczowego-c67/[Last accessed on April 11, 2020]
    1. Chu H, Wang M, Zhang Z. Bladder cancer epidemiology and genetic susceptibility. J Biomed Res. 2018;27(3):170–178. doi: 10.7555/JBR.27.20130026. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Gacci M, Saleh O, Cai T, Gore J.L, D’Elia C, Minervini A, Masieri L, Giannessi C, Lanciotti M, Varca V, Simonato A, Serni S, Carmignani G, Carini M. Quality of life in women undergoing urinary diversion for bladder cancer: results of a multicenter study among long-term disease-free survivors. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2013;11:43. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-43. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Hedgepeth RC, Gilbert SM, He C, Lee CT, Wood DP Jr. Body image and bladder cancer specific quality of life in patients with ileal conduit and neobladder urinary diversions. Urology. 2010;76(3):671–675. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.01.087. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Skevington SM. A standardized scale to measure beliefs about controlling pain (BPCQ): a preliminary study. Psychol Health. 1990;4:221–232. doi: 10.1080/08870449008400392. - DOI

LinkOut - more resources