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Grigorean, V. T., Nita, G. R., Nita, R. A., Popescu, M., Sandu, A. M., Lupascu, C. D., & Ciuhu, A. N. (2013). Prostate cancer - peculiarities of the process of adaptation to the disease. Clujul medical (1957), 86(2), 133-7.
Grigorean, Valentin Titus, et al. "Prostate cancer - peculiarities of the process of adaptation to the disease." Clujul medical (1957) vol. 86,2 (2013): 133-7.
Grigorean VT, Nita GR, Nita RA, Popescu M, Sandu AM, Lupascu CD, Ciuhu AN. Prostate cancer - peculiarities of the process of adaptation to the disease. Clujul Med. 2013;86(2):133-7. Epub 2013 May 09. PMID: 26527934; PMCID: PMC4462437.
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Clujul Med. 2013;86(2):133-7. Epub 2013 May 09.

Prostate cancer - peculiarities of the process of adaptation to the disease.

Clujul medical (1957)

Valentin Titus Grigorean, Gabriela Rahnea Nita, Roxana Andreea Rahnea Nita, Mihai Popescu, Aurelia Mihaela Sandu, Cristian Dumitru Lupascu, Anda-Natalia Ciuhu

Affiliations

  1. Department of General Surgery, Emergency Clinical Hospital Bagdasar-Arseni, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
  2. Department of Oncology, Palliative Care for Chronic Patients, Chronic Disease Hospital "St. Luke", Bucharest, Romania.
  3. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Arges County Hospital, Pitesti, Romania.
  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency Clinical Hospital Bagdasar-Arseni, Bucharest, Romania.
  6. Department of General Surgery, University Hospital "St. Spiridon", Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iassy, Romania.

PMID: 26527934 PMCID: PMC4462437

Abstract

AIM: Psycho-social adaptation to the diagnosis of cancer is a dynamic process, different from one patient to another, depending on many factors (location, stage, treatment, personality of each individual, environment - family, professional background, social-economic-cultural status). The aim of this study is to analyze the process of adaptation of patients with prostate cancer.

PATIENTS AND METHOD: Thirty six patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, admitted in the Department of Oncology, Palliative Care for Chronic Patients within Chronic Disease Hospital "St. Luke" from Bucharest, Romania, over a period of six months, answered the Illness Cognition Questionnaire (ICQ), in order to assess adaptation to the disease (helplessness, acceptance, perceived benefits).

RESULTS: Results of the study showed that feelings of helplessness were expressed at a high level in 22.2% patients, medium level in 55.6% cases and low level 22.2%. The feelings of acceptance were the following: 61.1% of patients had a high level, 33.3% of them a medium level, while only 5.6% had a low level of acceptance. Regarding perceived benefits due to the disease, the following results have been obtained: 22.2% had a high level, 77.8% a medium level and no patient reported low level benefit.

CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that patients diagnosed with prostate cancer adapt well to the disease, accept it and even obtain benefits from it.

Keywords: Illness Cognition Questionnaire (ICQ); acceptance; benefits; helplessness; prostate cancer

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