fa بررسی ارتباط حمایت اجتماعی با روش‌های مدارا با بیماری در بین بیماران مبتلا به سرطان شهر کرمان ● International Health مقاله اصيل پژوهشي Orginal Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background</strong>: Cancer pain affects coping strategies in patients. Besides, social protection is a tool that helps to alter the patient&rsquo;s encounter with cancer. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support, coping, and disease strategies.<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: This was an analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, and conducted using a self-made social support questionnaire and the Billings and Mouse coping strategies questionnaire. The study population consisted of all the cancer patients in Kerman City, from September 2016 to March 2017; it was estimated to include 1400 people. Based on the Cochran formula, the study sample size was calculated as 300 cancer patients, which were collected using a systematic sampling method. Also, data analysis was carried out using the Pearson tests and regression in SPSS V. 21.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The results showed a statistically significant association of social support and coping with the disease strategies (P<0.01). Moreover, problem-focused coping has the most positive and direct relationship with social support. Regression analysis also showed that emotional aspects (kindness and shared positive actions), service-practical support, and financial support can predict the coping strategies with disease.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: According to the results, it is recommended to formulate a comprehensive care program and increase social support to enhance the problem-focused coping strategies among cancer patients.</p> <p></p> Cancer, Social support, Coping strategy 375 382 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1401-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Soodeh Maghsoodi سوده مقصودی smaghsoodi@uk.ac.ir 100319475328460019329 100319475328460019329 Yes Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. دانشگاه شهید باهنر کرمان Zahra Salehinejad زهرا صالحی نژاد z.salehi1389@gmail.com 100319475328460019330 100319475328460019330 No Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. دانشگاه شهید باهنر کرمان