Table 2 Overall representation of coping strategies during illness and survival. Majorca 2017–2019
Problem-centred strategies | Emotion-centred strategies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Confrontation | Acceptance | Distancing | Positive feelings | Negative feelings | ||
Illness | Attitudes | Willpower, fighting spirit | Resignation and patience | Passivity, hope in health professionals Denial, self-sufficiency | Optimism, staying positive | Pessimism, sadness, anger… |
Actions | Understanding the disease | Daily routines (minimise impact) | No thinking Daily routines or new activities (escape-avoidance) | |||
Survival | Attitudes | Life-transforming changes Disorientation, feeling lost | Keep going | Forget Denial | Feeling proud Feeling lucky | Fear |
Actions | Lifestyles Psychotherapy, alternative therapies | |||||