Dyadic Coping in Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Spouses - A Pilot Stdy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to focus on dyadic coping as one of the main factors that enhance resilience in adjustment to cancer, while also assessing other protective factors for coping with traumatic events.
Specifically, the study aims are:
- To assess the level of post traumatic distress, functional impairment and depression among breast and prostate cancer patients and their spouses.
- To assess resiliency factors such as flexibility, self efficacy and ego resilience among breast and prostate cancer patients and their spouses.
- To examine the pattern of dyadic coping at 3 time points: at the beginning and end of radiation therapy, and at six-week follow-up.
- To examine the relationships between dyadic coping and level of posttraumatic distress and the resilience factors over time (in 3 repeated measures) Different aspects of coping with the trauma of cancer and its treatment may be assessed. Measures of strength and distress amongst patients and their spouses may enable a fuller picture of what types of responses exist, which interventions may be most beneficial, and what other factors may relate to positive coping, increased resilience and quality of life, such as flexibility, and the nature of the couples' dyadic coping.
详细描述
Introduction:
In the proposed study, we will investigate the risk and protective factors for healthy coping amongst breast and prostrate cancer patients and their spouses. A special focus will be on dyadic coping patterns, i.e. how do the coping patterns of the patient and his/her spouse correlate and how does the spousal response facilitate or impede the outcome of coping of the patient.
Different aspects of coping with the trauma of cancer and its treatment may be assessed. Measures of strength and distress amongst patients and their spouses may enable a fuller picture of what types of responses exist, which interventions may be most beneficial, and what other factors may relate to positive coping, increased resilience and quality of life, such as flexibility, and the nature of the couples' dyadic coping.
All new incoming married patients to the Institute of Radiotherapy at the Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center from September to January, 2007 will be presented with the request to participate in this research. Overall, we plan to recruit 40 breast and prostate cancer patients and their spouses.
Measures:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Defined Population
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Dyadic pairs (not necessarily married, but in couples)
- •One member of the couple has breast cancer or prostate cancer
排除标准
- 未提供