A couple-based intervention for female breast cancer
A couple-based intervention for female breast cancer
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DOI：
10.1002/pon.1395
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
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3.6
通讯作者：
Keefe, Francis J.
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作者：
Baucom, Donald H.;Porter, Laura S.;Keefe, Francis J.
目标：尽管女性乳腺癌会影响女性及其男性伴侣以及她们的关系，但针对患有乳腺癌的夫妇制定的干预措施却很少。目前的调查展示了一项新的基于夫妇的乳腺癌干预计划的试点结果，该计划教导夫妇如何在这个困难时期最大限度地减少负面影响并最大限度地发挥积极功能。方法：在这项试点研究中，妻子患有早期乳腺癌的 14 对夫妇被随机分配到两种治疗条件之一：基于夫妇的关系增强 (RE) 或照常治疗 (TAU)。结果：这项研究的结果表明，与接受照常治疗的夫妇相比，RE 中的女性和男性均接受治疗在测试后和一年的随访中，个体心理变量以及关系功能均得到改善。此外，RE 中的女性在这两个时期都表现出较少的医学症状。 结论：在这项试点研究中，基于夫妇的干预措施 RE 在改善女性患有乳腺癌的夫妇的个人、医疗和关系功能方面表现出了希望，因此值得进行更大规模的进一步研究。版权所有 (C) 2008 约翰·威利父子有限公司
Objective: Although women's breast cancer affects both women and their male partners, as well as their relationships, few interventions have been developed to work with couples confronting breast cancer. The current investigation presents the pilot results from a new couple-based intervention program for breast cancer that teaches couples how to minimize negative effects and maximize positive functioning during this difficult time.Method: In this pilot study, 14 couples in which the wife had early stage breast cancer were randomly assigned to one of the two treatment conditions: Couple-based relationship enhancement (RE) or treatment-as-usual (TAU).Results: The results from this study suggest that compared with couples receiving treatment-as-usual, both women and men in the RE condition experienced improved functioning on individual psychological variables as well as relationship functioning at posttest and 1-year follow-up. In addition, women in RE show fewer medical symptoms at both time periods.Conclusions: In this pilot study, the couple-based intervention, RE, has shown promise in improving individual, medical, and relationship functioning for couples in which the woman is facing breast cancer, and therefore merits further investigation on a larger scale. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.