Sun Young Yu1, Ju-Hee Nho2, Mi Hyun Jung3, Hyun Yi Kim4, Hyun Jin An5, Hyun Ah Choi6. 1. Department of Nusing, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: fragrant83@hanmail.net. 2. College of Nursing· Research Institute of Nursing Science, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: jhnho@jbnu.ac.kr. 3. Department of Nusing, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: 81sky2000@hanmail.net. 4. Department of Nusing, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: christie83@hanmail.net. 5. Department of Nusing, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: naahj79@hanmail.net. 6. Department of Nusing, Asan Medical Center, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: chhyunah@hanmail.net.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between symptoms, resilience, coping, and psychosocial adjustment, and to identify the influence of these variables on the psychosocial adjustment in women with gynaecological cancer in South Korea. METHODS: A correlational research design was employed based on the stress-coping theory of Lazarus and Folkman. A total of 150 women with gynaecological cancer admitted to a Korean tertiary hospital were included via convenience sampling. Data were collected using structured questionnaires between January and April 2018. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-test, χ2 test, analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression using the SPSS WIN 25.0 program. RESULTS: The study found that symptoms had the strongest association with psychosocial adjustment in women with gynaecological cancer. Psychosocial adjustment showed a statistically significant relationship with symptoms (r = 0.34, p < .001), resilience (r = -.43, p < .001), and coping (r = -.32, p < .001). A hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrated that symptoms (β = 0.33, p < .001), resilience (β = -.30, p < .001), and coping (β = -.17, p = .032) accounted for 28.1% of the variance in psychosocial adjustment. CONCLUSIONS: It is pertinent for healthcare providers to assess and develop symptom management to provide resilience and coping strategies for gynaecological cancer women and improve their psychosocial adjustment.
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between symptoms, resilience, coping, and psychosocial adjustment, and to identify the influence of these variables on the psychosocial adjustment in women with gynaecological cancer in South Korea. METHODS: A correlational research design was employed based on the stress-coping theory of Lazarus and Folkman. A total of 150 women with gynaecological cancer admitted to a Korean tertiary hospital were included via convenience sampling. Data were collected using structured questionnaires between January and April 2018. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-test, χ2 test, analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression using the SPSS WIN 25.0 program. RESULTS: The study found that symptoms had the strongest association with psychosocial adjustment in women with gynaecological cancer. Psychosocial adjustment showed a statistically significant relationship with symptoms (r = 0.34, p < .001), resilience (r = -.43, p < .001), and coping (r = -.32, p < .001). A hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrated that symptoms (β = 0.33, p < .001), resilience (β = -.30, p < .001), and coping (β = -.17, p = .032) accounted for 28.1% of the variance in psychosocial adjustment. CONCLUSIONS: It is pertinent for healthcare providers to assess and develop symptom management to provide resilience and coping strategies for gynaecological cancer women and improve their psychosocial adjustment.