Couple-Focused Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | December 2007 |
| End Date: | October 2015 |
Couple-Focused Group Intervention for Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy of 2 couple-focused interventions
developed to reduce the psychological distress on women and their partners during and after
the breast cancer experience. The first group, an Enhanced Couple-Focused Group (ECG),
incorporates cognitive-behavioral interventions (e.g., relaxation, stress management skills)
as well as basic relationship communication and support skills (e.g., expressing support
needs constructively). The second group, a Couples' Support Group (SG), is a non-structured
group where general topics are discussed. The investigators will evaluate the impact of each
group condition on patients' psychological adaptation, social and role functioning, and
cancer treatment adherence. The investigators will also evaluate whether patient and partner
perceptions of relationship support, relationship intimacy, stress management skills, and
intervention group support mediate the groups' effects on each other's psychological
adaptation.
The investigators hypothesize that ECG will have stronger positive effects on patient
general and cancer-related distress and well-being than SG.
The investigators hypothesize that group support will mediate greater improvements in
patient psychological functioning in both groups but that the effects of group support will
be significantly stronger in SG than ECG.
developed to reduce the psychological distress on women and their partners during and after
the breast cancer experience. The first group, an Enhanced Couple-Focused Group (ECG),
incorporates cognitive-behavioral interventions (e.g., relaxation, stress management skills)
as well as basic relationship communication and support skills (e.g., expressing support
needs constructively). The second group, a Couples' Support Group (SG), is a non-structured
group where general topics are discussed. The investigators will evaluate the impact of each
group condition on patients' psychological adaptation, social and role functioning, and
cancer treatment adherence. The investigators will also evaluate whether patient and partner
perceptions of relationship support, relationship intimacy, stress management skills, and
intervention group support mediate the groups' effects on each other's psychological
adaptation.
The investigators hypothesize that ECG will have stronger positive effects on patient
general and cancer-related distress and well-being than SG.
The investigators hypothesize that group support will mediate greater improvements in
patient psychological functioning in both groups but that the effects of group support will
be significantly stronger in SG than ECG.
Inclusion Criteria:
- patient has a primary diagnosis of Stage 0 (Ductal Carcinoma in situ), 1, 2, or 3a
breast cancer
- patient has had breast cancer surgery within the last twelve months
- patient and partner married or cohabitating
- patient and partner 18 years of age or older
- patient and partner speak and read English
- patient and partner can provide meaningful informed consent
- patient and partner do not have any chronic physical or cognitive illness that would
preclude participation in the group sessions
- couple lives within 2 hour commuting distance to the center from which they are
recruited
Exclusion criteria:
- patient is male
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Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr Hospital, a nationally recognized community teaching hospital, is conveniently located...
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