Normalization of the Mini-MAC (Mental Adjustment to Cancer) Questionnaire among Cancer Patients
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Filip M. Szymański; Mariola Borowska; Aleksandra Czerw; Piotr Merks; Magdalena Bogdan; Agnieszka Nieradko-Heluszko; Dominika Mękal; Anna Kowalczuk; Monika Pajewska; Urszula Religioni; Dagmara Hering
- Source
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 23; Pages: 12603
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12603, p 12603 (2021)
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
normalization
mental adjustment
cancer
mini-MAC
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Disease
Article
Metastasis
Ambulatory care
Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
Adaptation, Psychological
Medicine
Humans
In patient
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer
medicine.disease
Attitude
Family medicine
business
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1660-4601
Cancer is associated with discomfort and many changes in patients’ lives to which they must adapt. The main objective of the study was to assess the use of the mini-MAC questionnaire scale among persons diagnosed with malignant cancer and to develop standards allowing differentiation of patients with diagnosed cancer in terms of their style of adjustment to the disease. The mini-MAC questionnaire is a widely used tool in assessing coping strategies among cancer patients. Sten standards have been developed to determine the level of results on the questionnaire scales in the low–average–high categories. The study included 1187 patients diagnosed with malignant cancer who are covered by outpatient care at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute—Oncology Center in Warsaw. The questionnaire concerning mental adjustment to cancer was used (mini-MAC). Patients with cancer most often adopt strategies of fighting spirit and positive reevaluation. The variables that differentiate the results most significantly include gender, presence of metastasis, and the state of undergoing chemotherapy. The mini-MAC questionnaire should be a tool for psycho-oncological diagnosis of patients’ attitudes towards cancer. The obtained results indicate that cancer patients are characterized by their constructive style of adjustment to the disease.