Applying a coping with stress questionnaire for cancer patients to patients with non-cancer chronic illnesses.
One of the few instruments to evaluate coping skills among patients with chronic illnesses is the Cuestionario de Afrontamiento al Estrés para Pacientes Oncológicos (CAEPO), created initially for cancer patients. We evaluate how well CAEPO applies to patients with non-cancer chronic illnesses. A total of 344 patients (115 with chronic hepatitis C, 120 with inflammatory bowel disease and 109 with recurrent vertigo) completed the CAEPO. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha provide only partial support for the seven factors suggested by the original CAEPO. A streamlined version with fewer dimensions and items may be a better solution for identifying coping strategies among these patients.
['Orive|Miren|M|', 'Quintana|Jose M|JM|', 'Vrotsou|Kalliopi|K|', 'Las Hayas|Carlota|C|', 'Bilbao|Amaia|A|', 'Barrio|Irantzu|I|', 'Matellanes|Begoña|B|', 'Padierna|Jesús A|JA|']
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological D000328:Adult D002908:Chronic Disease D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical D005260:Female D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic D006801:Humans D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D015203:Reproducibility of Results D013315:Stress, Psychological D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D014717:Vertigo
coping chronic illness methodology reliability validation