Vurnek Maja, Buljan Marija, Situm Mirna
Department for Dermatovenereology, University Hospital "Sestre milosrdnice", Zagreb, Croatia.
Coll Antropol. 2007 Jan;31 Suppl 1:53-6.
Melanoma patients are subject to different degrees of psychosocial distress. The emotional impact of malignant melanoma can be long lasting and profound, with the most common reactions to melanoma being depression, anxiety and deterioration in quality of life. Coping styles have been shown to have a significant influence on patients' quality of life and their emotional reaction to the illness. The aim of this paper was to investigate the quality of life, emotional status and coping styles in patients with melanoma. 31 patients suffering from malignant melanoma were included in the study. Results of this study show that melanoma has a medium influence on patients' psychological status and quality of life. The most "constructive" coping style--problem focused coping is the mostly used style by the patients, which might be one of the reasons why the illness didn't have a more severe influence on patients' psychological status.
黑色素瘤患者会遭受不同程度的心理社会困扰。恶性黑色素瘤的情感影响可能是长期且深刻的，对黑色素瘤最常见的反应是抑郁、焦虑和生活质量下降。应对方式已被证明对患者的生活质量及其对疾病的情绪反应有重大影响。本文的目的是调查黑色素瘤患者的生活质量、情绪状态和应对方式。31名患有恶性黑色素瘤的患者被纳入该研究。这项研究的结果表明，黑色素瘤对患者的心理状态和生活质量有中等程度的影响。最“建设性”的应对方式——以问题为中心的应对是患者最常使用的方式，这可能是该疾病对患者心理状态没有产生更严重影响的原因之一。
