Sexual problems, communication patterns, and depressive symptoms in couples coping with metastatic breast cancer.

abstract：:In a consecutive sample of 100 breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, cancer-related distress was assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and patients' interest in and acceptance of psychosocial support with the Questionnaire for Psychosocial Support and the European Consultation Liaison Workg...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Söllner W,Maislinger S,König A,Devries A,Lukas P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Literature has well noted ethnic/racial disparities in cancer survival and cancer care. However, socioeconomic disparities in psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer have garnered little attention. This study addresses the research gap by investigating the associations between socioeconomic indicators (ie, e...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： You J,Wang C,Yeung NCY,Lu Q

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite the emphasis that communication skills training (CST) programmes place on attending to the emotional care of patients, evidence suggests that practitioners neglect this aspect of patient care. We describe and compare doctors' and nurses' accounts of managing the emotional care of parents of children w...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Forsey M,Salmon P,Eden T,Young B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prostate cancer (PCa) patients often must decide between several treatment modalities considered equally efficacious, but associated with different benefits and side-effects. For some, the decision-making process can be difficult, but little is known about patient characteristics and cognitive processes that ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Orom H,Penner LA,West BT,Downs TM,Rayford W,Underwood W

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives were to describe parent-rated and physician-rated prognosis in a wide range of pediatric cancers and to describe the prevalence and predictors of parental prognostic optimism in poor prognosis pediatric cancer patients. METHODS:This Canadian multi-institutional cross-sectional study included c...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Sung L,Klaassen RJ,Dix D,Pritchard S,Yanofsky R,Ethier MC,Klassen A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to explore the extent to which advanced cancer pain is explicable in terms of both physical pain intensity and affect. Most notably, it expanded on previous findings by more clearly elucidating the relationship between several discrete emotional states and the total experience of cancer ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Sela RA,Bruera E,Conner-spady B,Cumming C,Walker C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the prevalence and correlates of supportive care needs in testicular cancer (TC) survivors. METHODS:Men who had completed active anti-cancer treatment for TC between 6 months and 5 years previously showing no evidence of recurrence were recruited from 14 Australia...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Smith AB,King M,Butow P,Luckett T,Grimison P,Toner GC,Stockler M,Hovey E,Stubbs J,Hruby G,Gurney H,Turner S,Alam M,Cox K,Olver I

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the association between functional impairments of individuals with cancer and caregiver psychological well-being, and examined the moderating effect of social support. METHODS:Sixty-three caregivers (71% female) of individuals with brain tumor (n=27) and other cancers (n=36) were recr...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ownsworth T,Henderson L,Chambers SK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This preliminary study investigated whether bupropion sustained release (SR) improved symptomatic fatigue, depression and quality of life in cancer patients and caregiver quality of life. The sample consisted of a prospective open case series of 21 cancer patients, with fatigue and with or without depression at modera...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Moss EL,Simpson JS,Pelletier G,Forsyth P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A proportion of young women diagnosed with breast cancer are childless. Fertility can be impaired by treatment, and women may have to wait for a number of years before pregnancy is advised. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate in detail the fertility-related experiences of young childless wome...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Corney RH,Swinglehurst AJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor women have low rates of breast conservation therapy not explained by differences in insurance status or treatment preferences. The purpose of this study was to explore how low-income women make decisions about breast cancer treatment. METHODS:Twenty-five women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer t...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： McVea KL,Minier WC,Johnson Palensky JE

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation is a Greek validation of the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scale, an instrument derived from the MAC and designed to measure styles of coping with cancer. A sample of 225 women diagnosed with breast cancer completed this questionnaire. Statistical analyses using structural equation mod...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Anagnostopoulos F,Kolokotroni P,Spanea E,Chryssochoou M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore with Arabic-Australian patients and their communities, the cultural context of cancer, both sporadic and inherited, by examining their beliefs about its causes and the modes of communication about cancer with family, friends and the community. METHOD:The design is an ethnographic and qualitative ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Saleh M,Barlow-Stewart K,Meiser B,Tucker K,Eisenbruch M,Kirk J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the experience of ovarian cancer from the husband's perspective. METHODS:Participants were recruited through a large Midwestern hospital and a state ovarian cancer advocacy organization. A one-time telephone interview was conducted with each participant....

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ponto JA,Barton D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cancer survivors experience uncertainty about the future, which can be distressing. A prognostication tool is available for uveal melanoma survivors, which can provide accurate estimates of life expectancy - a key source of uncertainty. Accurate prognostic information has not previously been available for he...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hope-Stone L,Brown SL,Heimann H,Damato B,Salmon P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A diagnosis of breast cancer disrupts the life of the patient, but also the partner may experience adverse psychological effects. We examined partners' risk for first use of antidepressant medication, as a proxy for pharmacologically treated depression. METHODS:By linkage of national registers, we identified...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Cromhout PF,Latocha KM,Olsen MH,Suppli NP,Christensen J,Johansen C,Dalton SO

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine if a deficit in metamemory could account for the disparity between subjective and objective measures of memory function commonly observed in patients with breast cancer (BC). Metamemory refers to the awareness and management of one's own memory function. It is consi...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Collins B,Paquet L,Dominelli R,White A,MacKenzie J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children with cancer, and the consistency between child and parent reports of child HRQL, as a function of the child's adaptive style. Participants included 199 children with cancer, 108 healthy children, and their pa...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Jurbergs N,Russell KM,Long A,Phipps S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past two decades, there have been a number of unsuccessful replication attempts of our finding that group psychotherapy improves cancer survival. One explanation for this failure is that the wrong phenomenon has been studied. Rather than focusing on the effects of the psychotherapeutic relationship, perhaps...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Bloom JR

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Chinese Americans and is the third leading cause of cancer death in this population. The objectives of this study were to determine the rates of CRC screening (via fecal occult blood test (FOBT), flexible sigmoidoscopy (FSIG), and colonoscopy) among C...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Teng EJ,Friedman LC,Green CE

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following breast cancer, many survivors and spouses report posttraumatic growth (PTG)-positive life changes. This correlational study identified social context and event-related correlates of PTG among husbands of breast cancer survivors (N=72). Bivariate analyses indicated that husbands' PTG was positively associated...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Weiss T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Unaddressed anxiety and depression is common among cancer patients and has significant adverse consequences. Cancer staff training is recommended for psychological assessment and interventions to address depression and anxiety, to increase access to psycho-social oncology care. However, psychological skills t...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Barrett-Naylor R,Malins S,Levene J,Biswas S,Mays C,Main G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most frequently used systems to analyse doctor-patient communication is the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS). However, it has mostly been applied and evaluated in primary care settings. Two studies are presented in which the psychometric properties of the RIAS are investigated in an oncological sett...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ong LM,Visser MR,Kruyver IP,Bensing JM,van den Brink-Muinen A,Stouthard JM,Lammes FB,de Haes JC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has revealed the impact of the diagnosis of cancer on an individual, their spouse, and their family. One dimension that has received little attention is the impact of the cancer diagnosis on the patient's adolescent. This article offers an analysis of descriptive studies, intervention studies, and databased b...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Grabiak BR,Bender CM,Puskar KR

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cooperative care is a relatively new treatment model that seeks to improve quality, conserve resources, and manage chronic conditions by providing patient and carepartner education in a homelike setting. Support from health care professionals is immediately available as patients and carepartners learn the skills neede...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： McLane L,Jones K,Lydiatt W,Lydiatt D,Richards A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast-conserving treatment (BCT) is considered preferable to radical or modified radical mastectomy (MRM) for most women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Studies have found that Chinese-American women are more likely to be treated with MRM, regardless of age or stage of disease. The central question posed in...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Killoran M,Moyer A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of methylphenidate for depression treatment in patients with advanced cancer. DESIGN:An 18-day randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of methylphenidate for treatment of depression in selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-treated patients with advanced can...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Sullivan DR,Mongoue-Tchokote S,Mori M,Goy E,Ganzini L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the cost-effectiveness of RT Prepare in reducing breast cancer patients' psychological distress before treatment, compared with usual care. METHODS:RT Prepare, an intervention involving patient education and support consultations with a radiation therapist (RT), was implemented at three Australi...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Youens D,Halkett G,Wright C,O'Connor M,Schofield P,Jefford M,Aranda S,Kane R,Moorin R,RT Prepare project team.

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:What do we mean by a 'psychological intervention' in the context of cancer care? It is critical to know what treatments are included under this term, if data from diverse treatment trials are to be summarized in order to inform clinical practice. We, therefore, aimed to determine how the term 'psychological i...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hodges LJ,Walker J,Kleiboer AM,Ramirez AJ,Richardson A,Velikova G,Sharpe M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diagnosis of ovarian cancer requires a woman to reevaluate her interactions with family, friends, and employers, and cope with unexpected and unwanted changes in areas spanning from financial stability to sexuality and fertility. Social well-being is the aspect of a patient's overall quality of life that encompasses...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ferrell BR,Smith SL,Ervin KS,Itano J,Melancon C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00