A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability
Objective (s): Recently, human reaction to life hardships and problems has drawn great deal of attention from the researchers. More emphasis on issues pertinent to stress, illness, and health led more attention to concepts such as adjustment and coping strategies. Scholars in different fields have i...
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| author | Nadereh Naderiravesh Jilla Abed Saeedi Mohamad Ali Besharat Ali Darvish Pourkhaki Hamid Alavi Majd |
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| description | Objective (s): Recently, human reaction to life hardships and problems has drawn great deal of attention from the researchers. More emphasis on issues pertinent to stress, illness, and health led more attention to concepts such as adjustment and coping strategies. Scholars in different fields have introduced different theories regarding adjustment and mentioned specific aspects of the matter based on the paradigm of their field of expertise. They have tried to introduce their viewpoints within scientific and theoretical framework. The aim of this study was to recognize models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability; and evaluate their strengths as well as weakness.
Methods: A literature search using Pub Med, ProQuest, Science Direct, Scopus, and Iran Medex was conducted using several keywords including adjustment, adaptation, coping, adjustment to diseases and models of adjustment to illness and theories of adjustment to illness. Literature was searched for both Persian and English papers.
Result: Review of the literature showed different approaches and theories regarding adjustment to illness based on biologic, behavioral, cognitive, combination and and holistic views. Regarding adjustment theories and models with biologic approach, different aspects of diseases and complications were considered. Concerning behavioral approaches of adjustment, the patients’ behavior with disease and coping strategies were emphasized. Cognitive approach mainly dealt with cognitive evaluation of the disease by the patient and employing counter measure to fight the disease. The holistic biological approach considered human as a biological, psychosocial being with continuous interaction and reaction with internal/external environments.
Conclusion: It seems that cognitive behavioral models and theories better explain how people cope with illness, health and disability to achieve effective adjustment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96fce7028d304e89b6db98ff9102e3132022-12-21T23:36:30ZfasIranian Institute for Health Sciences ResearchPayesh1680-76262008-45362014-12-01136677686A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disabilityNadereh Naderiravesh0Jilla Abed Saeedi1Mohamad Ali Besharat2Ali Darvish Pourkhaki3Hamid Alavi Majd4 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Tehran, Iran Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Tehran, Iran Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Tehran, Iran Faculty of Para-Medical, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Tehran, Iran Objective (s): Recently, human reaction to life hardships and problems has drawn great deal of attention from the researchers. More emphasis on issues pertinent to stress, illness, and health led more attention to concepts such as adjustment and coping strategies. Scholars in different fields have introduced different theories regarding adjustment and mentioned specific aspects of the matter based on the paradigm of their field of expertise. They have tried to introduce their viewpoints within scientific and theoretical framework. The aim of this study was to recognize models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability; and evaluate their strengths as well as weakness. Methods: A literature search using Pub Med, ProQuest, Science Direct, Scopus, and Iran Medex was conducted using several keywords including adjustment, adaptation, coping, adjustment to diseases and models of adjustment to illness and theories of adjustment to illness. Literature was searched for both Persian and English papers. Result: Review of the literature showed different approaches and theories regarding adjustment to illness based on biologic, behavioral, cognitive, combination and and holistic views. Regarding adjustment theories and models with biologic approach, different aspects of diseases and complications were considered. Concerning behavioral approaches of adjustment, the patients’ behavior with disease and coping strategies were emphasized. Cognitive approach mainly dealt with cognitive evaluation of the disease by the patient and employing counter measure to fight the disease. The holistic biological approach considered human as a biological, psychosocial being with continuous interaction and reaction with internal/external environments. Conclusion: It seems that cognitive behavioral models and theories better explain how people cope with illness, health and disability to achieve effective adjustment.http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-267-en.htmladjustmentadaptationcopingadjustment to illness and models of adjustmenttheories of adjustment |
| spellingShingle | Nadereh Naderiravesh Jilla Abed Saeedi Mohamad Ali Besharat Ali Darvish Pourkhaki Hamid Alavi Majd A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability Payesh adjustment adaptation coping adjustment to illness and models of adjustment theories of adjustment |
| title | A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability |
| title_full | A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability |
| title_fullStr | A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability |
| title_short | A review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability |
| title_sort | review of the models and theories of adjustment to illness and disability |
| topic | adjustment adaptation coping adjustment to illness and models of adjustment theories of adjustment |
| url | http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-267-en.html |
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