OBJECTIVE: @entity102 is a critical life event which demands significant psychological adjustment. Coping strategies and resources such as sense of coherence, self-efficacy, etc. remain factors affecting stress response. @entity1 AND METHODS: The examined group included @entity1 with @entity741 (n = 134), @entity6 (n = 109) or @entity309 (n = 92). 159 @entity1 came from urban area whereas 176 came from rural setting. All @entity1 filled up inventories of life satisfaction, severity of @entity308 , coping strategies, self-efficacy, social support and sense of coherence. RESULTS: The analysis showed that @entity1 from rural areas had higher levels of well-being i.e. were characterized by lower severity of @entity308 . The predictors of satisfaction with life included two types of resources i.e. self-efficacy, social support and two coping strategies i.e. turning to religion and self-distraction (R2 = 0.39; F = 26.87**). Life satisfaction was determined by social support, sense of coherence and positive reappraisal (R2 = 0.36; F = 29.11**). CONCLUSIONS: Rural/urban differences in the use of coping strategies may be associated with environmental or lifestyle differences. @entity1 with IHD, T1D or RA in Polish rural areas are high risk for @entity308 so they may need help in finding systematic contact with specialists of healthcare.

Do urban and rural residents living in Poland differ in their ways of coping with XXXX ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['type 1 diabetes mellitus'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['Chronic disease'] @entity741 :: ('MESH:D017202', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic heart disease'] @entity309 :: ('MESH:D001172', 'Disease') :: ['rheumatoid arthritis']
@entity102 :: (MESH:D002908,Disease) :: ['chronic diseases']
