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dc.contributor.authorStreet, A Fen
dc.contributor.authorCouper, J Wen
dc.contributor.authorLove, A Wen
dc.contributor.authorBloch, Sen
dc.contributor.authorKissane, D Wen
dc.contributor.authorStreet, B Cen
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-16T00:27:00Z
dc.date.available2015-05-16T00:27:00Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-20en
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal of Cancer Care 2009; 19(2): 234-42en
dc.identifier.govdoc19686355en
dc.identifier.otherPUBMEDen
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10872en
dc.description.abstractThe objective was to explore the psychosocial adaptation of female partners living with men with a diagnosis of either localized or metastatic prostate cancer. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 50 women at two time points (baseline and 6 months later). The interviews examined emotions, experiences, attitudes to sexual and continence issues and treatment decision making. As part of a larger prospective observational study, demographic data and scores for depression and anxiety were collected. Initial analysis demonstrated that the group of 11 women assessed as distressed on the anxiety and depression measures described reduced coping skills and poorer adaptation after 6 months. In contrast, the 39 women in the non-distressed group reported emotional adaptation that fitted the Lazarus and Folkman pattern of coping through appraisal of the impact of the diagnosis on their partner and themselves, appraisal of coping strategies and reappraisal of the situation. A surprise finding was the high level of resilience displayed by majority of these women. Results suggest that a psychosocial intervention could strengthen healthy adaptation and provide better coping skills for distressed couples.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.otherAdaptation, Psychologicalen
dc.subject.otherAnxiety.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherDecision Makingen
dc.subject.otherFemaleen
dc.subject.otherHumansen
dc.subject.otherInterviews as Topicen
dc.subject.otherLife Change Eventsen
dc.subject.otherMaleen
dc.subject.otherProstatic Neoplasms.psychology.therapyen
dc.subject.otherQualitative Researchen
dc.subject.otherQuality of Lifeen
dc.subject.otherSexual Behavior.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherSpouses.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherStress, Psychologicalen
dc.subject.otherUrinary Incontinence.psychologyen
dc.titlePsychosocial adaptation in female partners of men with prostate cancer.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleEuropean journal of cancer careen
dc.identifier.affiliationa.street@latrobe.edu.auen
dc.identifier.affiliationLa Trobe University/Austin Health Clinical School of Nursing, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australiaen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01012.xen
dc.description.pages234-42en
dc.relation.urlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19686355en
dc.type.austinJournal Articleen
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