Influencia de la expresión emocional escrita sobre el afrontamiento del dolor en la enfermedad del cáncer
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Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la influencia de la expresión emocional escrita sobre el afrontamiento del dolor en pacientes de cáncer. La investigación fue planteada desde una orientación cuantitativa enfocada a un diseño experimental de grupo control con post prueba. Los participantes fueron 150 personas de ambos sexos entre 20 y 55 años, de nacionalidad boliviana diagnosticadas con la enfermedad del cáncer que asistieron al Hospital Obrero, Hospital de Clínicas y Clínica del Seguro Social Universitario de la ciudad de La Paz. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron el Cuestionario de Afrontamiento del Dolor CAD, el Cuestionario Genérico de Salud SF-36 y la Escala Visual Analógica EVA. Los datos encontrados fueron analizados con el Programa SPSS, versión 15.0, se utilizaron como estadísticos el análisis de varianza Anova y el coeficiente de correlación de Pearson. Los principales resultados revelan que la expresión emocional escrita tuvo un impacto importante sobre el afrontamiento del dolor en pacientes con cáncer, encontrándose la mayor influencia en el incremento de utilización de estrategias de afrontamiento como la búsqueda de apoyo social y emocional de este tipo de pacientes. Otro hallazgo importante fue evidenciar que la expresión emocional escrita incide positivamente sobre algunos aspectos de la valoración de la salud como es la percepción del dolor corporal y el rol social. Se encontró también que las distintas culturas y creencias religiosas en un país multiétnico como Bolivia, inciden significativamente en la manera cómo los pacientes afrontan la enfermedad. Finalmente, los resultados mostraron que las variables demográficas de género y edad no parecen tener un efecto significativo sobre la utilización de estrategias de afrontamiento del dolor.
This study had as aim analyze the influence of the emotional expression written on the confrontation of the pain in patients of cancer. The investigation was raised from a quantitative orientation focused on an experimental design of group control with post test. The participants were 150 persons of both sexes between 20 and 55 years, of Bolivian nationality diagnosed with the disease of the cancer that they were present at the Working Hospital, Hospital of Clinics and Clinic of the Social University Insurance of the city of La Paz. The used instruments were the Questionnaire of Confrontation of the Pain CAD, the Generic Questionnaire of Health SF-36 and the Visual Analogical Scale EVE.The opposing information was analyzed by the Program SPSS, version 15.0, was in use as statisticians the analysis of variance Anova and the coefficient of Pearson's correlation. The principal results reveal that the emotional written expression had an important impact on the confrontation of the pain in patients with cancer, being the major influence in the increase of utilization of strategies of confrontation as the search of social and emotional support of this type of patients. Another important finding was to demonstrate that the emotional written expression affects positively on some aspects of the valuation of the health since is the perception of the corporal pain and the social role. One found also that the different cultures and religious beliefs in a multiethnic country as Bolivia, affect significantly in the way how the patients confront the disease. Finally the results showed that the demographic variables of kind and age do not seem to have a significant effect on the utilization of strategies of confrontation of the pain.
This study had as aim analyze the influence of the emotional expression written on the confrontation of the pain in patients of cancer. The investigation was raised from a quantitative orientation focused on an experimental design of group control with post test. The participants were 150 persons of both sexes between 20 and 55 years, of Bolivian nationality diagnosed with the disease of the cancer that they were present at the Working Hospital, Hospital of Clinics and Clinic of the Social University Insurance of the city of La Paz. The used instruments were the Questionnaire of Confrontation of the Pain CAD, the Generic Questionnaire of Health SF-36 and the Visual Analogical Scale EVE.The opposing information was analyzed by the Program SPSS, version 15.0, was in use as statisticians the analysis of variance Anova and the coefficient of Pearson's correlation. The principal results reveal that the emotional written expression had an important impact on the confrontation of the pain in patients with cancer, being the major influence in the increase of utilization of strategies of confrontation as the search of social and emotional support of this type of patients. Another important finding was to demonstrate that the emotional written expression affects positively on some aspects of the valuation of the health since is the perception of the corporal pain and the social role. One found also that the different cultures and religious beliefs in a multiethnic country as Bolivia, affect significantly in the way how the patients confront the disease. Finally the results showed that the demographic variables of kind and age do not seem to have a significant effect on the utilization of strategies of confrontation of the pain.
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Vol. 9, No. 2