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Maternal coping strategies in response to a child’s chronic and oncological disease: a cross-cultural study in Italy and Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorPerricone, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorPrista Guerra, Marina
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Orlanda
dc.contributor.authorPolizzi, Concetta
dc.contributor.authorLima, Ligia
dc.contributor.authorMorales, Maria Regina
dc.contributor.authorSerra de Lemos, Marina
dc.contributor.authorFontana, Valentina
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-13T17:15:09Z
dc.date.available2021-04-13T17:15:09Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractA child's oncological or chronic disease is a stressful situation for parents. This stress may make it difficult for appropriate management strategies aimed at promoting the child's wellbeing and helping him or her cope with a disease to be adopted. In particular, this study focuses on the possible connections between the variable national cultural influences and the parental strategies used to cope with a child's severe disease by comparing the experiences of Italian and Portuguese mothers. The study investigates differences and cross-cultural elements among the coping strategies used by Italian and Portuguese mothers of children with oncological or chronic disease. Two groups of mothers took part: 59 Italian mothers (average age 37.7 years; SD=4.5) and 36 Portuguese mothers (average age 39.3 years; SD=4.6). The tool used was the Italian and the Portuguese versions of the COPE inventory that measures five coping strategies: Social Support, Avoidance Coping, Positive Aptitude, Religious Faith and Humor, Active Coping. There were statistically significant differences between Portuguese and Italian mothers regarding Social Support (F(3, 94)=6.32, P=0.014, ɳ(2)=0.065), Religious Faith and Humor (F(3, 94)=20.06, P=0.001, ɳ(2)=0.18, higher values for Portuguese mothers) and Avoidance Coping (F(3, 94)=3.30, P=0.06, ɳ(2)=0.035, higher values for Italian mothers). Regarding child's disease, the only statistically significant difference was in Religious Faith and Humor (F(3, 94)=7.49, P=0.007, ɳ(2)=0.076, higher values for mothers of children with chronic disease). The findings of specific cultural transversalities provide the basis for reflection on important factors emerging on the relationship between physicians and parents. In fact, mothers' coping abilities may allow health workers involved in a child's care not only to understand how parents face a distressful event, but also to provide them with professional support.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationPediatric Reports 2013; volume 5:e11pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.4081/pr.2013.e11pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2036-749X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/36207
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/5/2pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectChronic diseasept_PT
dc.subjectMaternal copingpt_PT
dc.titleMaternal coping strategies in response to a child’s chronic and oncological disease: a cross-cultural study in Italy and Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage11pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePediatric Reportspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume5pt_PT
person.familyNameLima
person.givenNameLigia
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4556-0485
person.identifier.ridO-1347-2015
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55152017300
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