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Coping with additional stresses: Comparative study of healthy and cancer patient new immigrants

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  • Baider, Lea
  • Kaufman, Bella
  • Ever-Hadani, Penina
  • De-Nour, Atara Kaplan

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The adjustment and psychological distress of 166 cancer patients, who are new immigrants from the former Soviet Union, was assessed and compared to that of 288 healthy new immigrants from the former Soviet Union. The healthy new immigrants had many adjustment problems and their psychological distress was fairly high. The cancer patients reported extremely severe psychological distress. In the healthy immigrants, age contributed to distress while family support had significant protective effects especially in the male immigrants. In the patients, these differences were even more extreme with family support being protective in the male group but not in the female group. Intrusiveness (IES) seems to be maladaptive adding to distress. The results clearly indicate that additional stresses, such as immigration, make cancer patients more vulnerable. The results also suggest possible interventions, especially those that will help to decrease intrusiveness.

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  • Baider, Lea & Kaufman, Bella & Ever-Hadani, Penina & De-Nour, Atara Kaplan, 1996. "Coping with additional stresses: Comparative study of healthy and cancer patient new immigrants," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 42(7), pages 1077-1084, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:42:y:1996:i:7:p:1077-1084
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    1. Kay Chinonyelum Nwamaka Onyechi & Liziana N. Onuigbo & Chiedu Eseadi & Amaka B. Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya & Okechukwu Onyinye Nwaubani & Prince C.I. Umoke & Fedinand U. Agu & Mkpoikanke Sunday Otu & Anthoni, 2016. "Effects of Rational-Emotive Hospice Care Therapy on Problematic Assumptions, Death Anxiety, and Psychological Distress in a Sample of Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers in Nigeria," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-14, September.

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