Afrontamiento en hombres operados de cáncer de laringe

Abstract

This study looks at the main coping strategies used by a sample of men who had undergone operations for larynx cancer, assessing possible differences with a sample of healthy men. We also try to gauge what the partners of these men think about this subject. We use the "Ways of Coping Scale" of Lazarus & Folkman (WCS) adapted to Spanish by Sánchez- Cánovas (1991). The coping strategies used most by the larynx cancer patients are "Distancing" and "Positive Re-assessment". Unlike the larynx operated patients, the healthy males used to a lesser extent "Acceptance of Responsibility" and "Planning". Finally, there are no significant differences between the perceptions of the larynx-operated patients and their partners, as is the case with the healthy males and their partners. © 2012: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia.