La funcionalidad conyugal como factor asociado con las diferentes estrategias de afrontamiento al cáncer de mama

Ilse Hernández Herrera; Lilia-Susana Gallardo-Vidal; Prishila-Danae Reyes-Chavez; Patricia Flores-Bautista; Tanya Paola Rodríguez Carranza; María Fernanda Aguilar Etchegaray

doi:10.5209/psic.98166

Marital functionality as an associated factor with different strategies for coping with breast cancer

Ilse Hernández Herrera Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9999-4482
Lilia-Susana Gallardo-Vidal Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7279-284X
Prishila-Danae Reyes-Chavez Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-214X
Patricia Flores-Bautista Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-9745
Tanya Paola Rodríguez Carranza Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7641-7825
María Fernanda Aguilar Etchegaray Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1802-9916

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/psic.98166

Keywords: marital functionality, coping strategies, breast cancer, Chavez Velazco scale

Abstract

Objective: the partner is considered the first social support in breast cancer, it alleviates the impact of the condition by making feel loved, supported, and accompanied, thus facilitating coping, social integration, and psychological well-being. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the marital functionality as an associated factor with the different coping strategies in breast cancer. Method: cross-sectional analytical association study in women with the diagnosis of breast cancer treated in the oncology department from Querétaro, Mexico. Two groups were formed a) with marital functionality and b) without marital functionality, measured through the Chavez Velazco scale. The strategies for coping were evaluated through the Coping Strategies Inventory. The statistical analysis included Chi-square and Odds Ratio. Results:
Adaptive coping strategies predominated in the group with marital functionality (p<0.001), being
the main one in social support at 79.2% (p<0.001), in the group with marital dysfunction social
withdrawal predominated at 72% (p<0.001). Conclusions: The coping strategy of “emotional
expression” had the greatest association strength for with marital functionality. Marital functioning
is strongly associated with adaptive coping strategies.

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2024-11-06

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Hernández Herrera I., Gallardo-Vidal L.-S., Reyes-Chavez P.-D., Flores-Bautista P., Rodríguez Carranza T. P. y Aguilar Etchegaray M. F. (2024). Marital functionality as an associated factor with different strategies for coping with breast cancer. Psicooncología, 21(2), 195-206. https://doi.org/10.5209/psic.98166

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