The relationship between social support and life stress coping strategies for breast cancer patients | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Social Work | ||
| Article 10, Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 207-228 PDF (303.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Empirical Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsw.2024.315479.1222 | ||
| Author | ||
| Yassmin Ayman Mohamed* | ||
| Faculty of Social work- Helwan university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Breast cancer is classified as one of the most s dangerous cancers affecting women in both developed and developing countries. Given the seriousness of this disease and its association with the mortality risk, contracting this disease is linked to many social challenges. The study aims to determine the relationship between social support and life stress coping strategies among breast cancer patients. It belongs to the type of descriptive study using the social survey method that includes a comprehensive enumeration of 140 breast cancer patients. The findings indicate a positive, statistically significant relationship between social support and coping strategies for life stress among these patients across all dimensions, with a level of significance 0.01. Additionally, there are statistically significant differences between working and non-working breast cancer patients on both scales of the study, with a significance level of 0.01, favoring working women. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Social support; Life stress coping strategies; Breast cancer patients | ||
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