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The Role of Self-Efficacy, Distress, and Support Services in Coping Strategies Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
Nguyen, Katie
Nguyen, Katie
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2025-12-18
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Adolescent and young adult cancer patients, otherwise called AYAs, are individuals diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years old. As AYAs are in a transformative period of their lives, they are a vulnerable population that face unique challenges that differ from geriatric and childhood cancer patients (Bradford et al., 2022). In this cross-sectional study, AYAs (n = 7) were recruited to participate in an online Qualtrics survey assessing the support they have received, along with their self-efficacy, psychological distress, and coping strategies. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationship among self-efficacy, psychological distress, level of support, and coping responses. The results did not support the original hypotheses; however, these results illustrate the complexity of AYA psychosocial needs and further suggest that support services may not immediately translate into an increase in selfefficacy, a reduction of psychological distress, or improvement in coping responses.