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Living with cancer: The cancer inventory of problem situations
Author(s) -
Heinrich Richard L.,
Schag Cyndie Coscarelli,
Ganz Patricia A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198407)40:4<972::aid-jclp2270400417>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - psychosocial , cancer , psychology , interpersonal communication , interpersonal relationship , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology
With the recent improvement in cancer therapy, patients are living for extended periods of time. There is little information on the day‐to‐day problems that these patients experience. The paucity of such information is due to the absence of instruments specifically designed to document these problems. The authors have developed an instrument, The Cancer Inventory of Problem Situations (CIPS), and present a study of 84 cancer patients using the CIPS. Preliminary evaluation of the instrument in this small and heterogeneous group of patients demonstrates that cancer has a significant, extensive impact on psychosocial and physical functioning. Cancer patients have moderate to severe problems in personal care, activity management, involvement with the health care system, work, and interpersonal interactions.