Improving Health & QOL Flashcards
1
Q
How can illness-related distress be reduced?
A
Providing information about:
- Nature of disease/treatment
- How to cope
- How to change behaviours to reduce risk or disease progression
2
Q
What strategies does stress management training include?
A
- Problem-solving
- Cognitive restructuring
- Relaxation
3
Q
What did Spiegel et al find about social support and distress?
A
People who attended a weekly support group displayed improvements on measures of depression and anxiety
4
Q
What does the best kind of written information provide?
A
Info about a condition and its management and engages the reader in a program of change or in planning their own care
