RT Article
T1 Illness coping behaviour of outpatients with depression or diabetes mellitus in two tertiary hospitals in Enugu state, southeast Nigeria
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 19
IS 4
SP 371
OP 378
A1 Amadi, Kennedy U.
A1 Uwakwe, Richard
A1 Aguocha, Chinyere M.
A1 Ezeme, Mark S.
A1 Muomah, Rosemary C.
A1 Ndukuba, Appolos C.
A1 Odinka, Paul C.
A2 Uwakwe, Richard
A2 Aguocha, Chinyere M.
A2 Ezeme, Mark S.
A2 Muomah, Rosemary C.
A2 Ndukuba, Appolos C.
A2 Odinka, Paul C.
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1838998535
AB The study aims to compare the coping styles of patients with diabetes with those with depression. A total of 224 patients, 112 with depression and an equal number with diabetes were recruited. Sociodemographic variables were determined with the sociodemographic questionnaire, and coping styles with the Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) adapted and Brief Religious Coping (Brief RCOPE) Scales. Fighting Spirit and MAC Summary Positive Adjustment were used more by participants with depression. Both groups of participants used the Brief RCOPE positive method to the same extent. Brief RCOPE negative was used more by participants with depression. Positive coping skills were used more by participants with depression than those with diabetes. This underscores the need for clinicians to explore the coping resources available to their patients, both religious and non-religious, and projecting them to their patients for enhancement and application as an adjunct for the purpose of a better clinical outcome.
K1 Religious Coping
K1 Depression
K1 Diabetes
K1 non-religious coping
DO 10.1080/13674676.2016.1201055