College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2013;52(5):434-48. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2012.742482.
Women with a diagnosis of breast cancer, particularly African-American women, face multiple barriers to survival. Although research exists regarding the unique barriers faced by African-American breast cancer survivors, there has been little research into the various coping needs or coping strategies used among African-American women. The purpose of this article is to provide information from an exploratory study of data investigating the coping skills of 30 African-American women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. Quantitative data was collected via a self-report questionnaire based on the pretest of the Breast Cancer Survivors Toolbox. The study sample was evaluated to determine overall coping skills followed by an analysis of individual categories of coping skills (e.g., communication, information seeking, negotiating, social support systems, cultural norms). Although limited by the non-random sampling technique and self-report, the results of the study support the need for further research regarding the use of interventions and strategies tailored to improve coping skills used by this population.
患有乳腺癌的女性，尤其是非裔美国女性，在生存方面面临着多种障碍。尽管针对非裔美国乳腺癌幸存者所面临的独特障碍进行了研究，但针对非裔美国女性使用的各种应对需求或应对策略的研究却很少。本文的目的是提供一项探索性研究数据的信息，该研究调查了 30 名被诊断和治疗乳腺癌的非裔美国女性的应对技巧。通过基于乳腺癌幸存者工具箱的预测试的自我报告问卷收集定量数据。评估研究样本以确定整体应对技巧，然后分析各个类别的应对技巧（例如，沟通，寻求信息，协商，社会支持系统，文化规范）。尽管受到非随机抽样技术和自我报告的限制，但该研究的结果支持需要进一步研究针对该人群使用干预措施和策略来改善应对技巧。
