Rokach A
The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychosocial Stress, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Psychol. 2000 May;134(3):283-96. doi: 10.1080/00223980009600868.
Loneliness is a universal phenomenon, and its pain is intensified by a diagnosis of a terminal illness. The present study is an investigation of the coping strategies used by HIV/AIDS patients, by individuals diagnosed with cancer, and by the general population. Forty-three HIV/AIDS patients, 38 cancer patients, and 53 participants from the general population answered a 34-item questionnaire. Results indicated that with the exception of reflection and acceptance and religion and faith, those afflicted with HIV/AIDS cope with loneliness significantly differently from members of the other two groups. The findings of this exploratory study suggest that cancer patients and the general population do not differ in the ways they cope with loneliness.
孤独是一种普遍现象，而绝症诊断会加剧其痛苦。本研究调查了艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者、癌症确诊患者以及普通人群所采用的应对策略。43名艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者、38名癌症患者和53名普通人群参与者回答了一份包含34个项目的问卷。结果表明，除了沉思与接受以及宗教与信仰外，感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人与其他两组人群应对孤独的方式存在显著差异。这项探索性研究的结果表明，癌症患者和普通人群在应对孤独的方式上没有差异。
