Couple-Focused Group Intervention for Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer.

• DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.73.4.634
• Publication Date: 2005-10-18T17:32:23Z
• Authors: Sharon L. Manne; Jamie S. Ostroff; Gary Winkel; Kevin Fox; Generosa Grana; Eric Miller; Stephanie Ross; Thomas Frazier
• Keywords: Adult; Couples Therapy; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Breast Neoplasms; Female; Anxiety; Middle Aged; 3. Good health

This study examined the efficacy of a couple-focused group intervention on psychological adaptation women with early stage breast cancer and evaluated whether perceived partner unsupportive behavior or patient functional impairment moderated effects. Two hundred thirty-eight were randomly assigned to receive either 6 sessions usual care. Intent-to-treat growth curve analyses indicated that participants couples' reported lower depressive symptoms. Women rating their partners as more benefited from than did less partners, physical impairment. Subgroup comparing attending not groups care significantly distress receiving who dropped out intervention.