Describing Health-Related Outcomes for Couples Experiencing Prostate Cancer: Differences and Similarities

Encuesta de salud SF-36: validación en tres contextos culturales de México

“…Esto puede obedecer a que en las otras muestras con las cuales se trabajó o aplicó esta escala en distintas investigaciones, se incluyeron pacientes con cáncer (Zhou et al, 2011;Shields, Travis, & Rousseau, 2010;Harkness Hodgson, Shields, & Rousseau, 2003;Galbraith, Pedro, Jaffe, & Allen, 2008), diabetes (Trief, Orendorff, Himes, & Weinstock, 2001), personas con problemas psicológicos tras un divorcio (Butterworth & Rodgers, 2008), esclerosis múltiple (Janssens et al, 2003), infertilidad (Nelson, Shindel, Naughton, Ohebshalom, & Mulhall, 2008) y de abuso sexual (Hensing & Alexanderson, 2000). Contrariamente los participantes de la presente investigación fueron adultos mexicanos de tres ciudades ubicadas geográficamente en lugares distintos, presumiblemente sanos, con pareja y con escolaridades principalmente de preparatoria y de licenciatura.…”

The Effects of Age, Ethnicity, Sexual Dysfunction, Urinary Incontinence, Masculinity, and Relationship with the Partner on the Quality of Life of Men with Prostate Cancer

“…Research with men with prostate cancer has suggested that the disease and treatment side effects contribute to issues with physical functioning, relationships, social roles, and QOL (Kaasa, Mastekaasa, & Lund, 2003). Studies have discussed the relationship between prostate cancer treatment side effects on each of masculinity (Burns & Mahalik, 2006;Fergus, Grey, & Fich;, partner relationship (Galbraith, Pedro, Jaffe, & Allen, 2008;Sanders et al, 2006) Haitians, and others). Another demographic specificity of South Florida includes the increased numbers of retirees and older adults which was reflected in the average age of men in this study.…”

“…Studies have discussed the relationship between prostate cancer treatment side effects on each of masculinity (Burns & Mahalik, 2006;Fergus, Grey, & Fich;, partner relationship (Galbraith, Pedro, Jaffe, & Allen, 2008;Sanders et al, 2006) functioning. There was a significant strong negative relationship between partner relationship and masculinity.…”

“…Studies have accounted for QOL, sexuality, and relationship with the partner as being the main outcome indicators of prostate cancer treatment (Badr & Carmak Taylor, 2009;Giarelli, McCorckle, & Monturo, 2003). The impact of prostate cancer treatment side effects on QOL (Howlet et al, 2010;Monga, Kerrigan, Thornby, Monga, & Zimmermann, 2005), masculinity (Burns & Mahalik, 2006;Fergus, Grey, & Fich;, and partner relationship (Galbraith, Pedro, Jaffe, & Allen, 2008;Sanders et al, 2006) have been examined. However, research has not highlighted the relationships among prostate cancer treatment side effects (i.e., sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence), masculinity, and relationship with the partner together on QOL in men.…”

A comparison of younger and older couples coping with breast cancer : examining the relationship among mutuality, dyadic coping, and quality of life of patients and partners.

“…Impaired sexual functioning has negative effects on the couple relationship (Carr, 2013;Badr & Taylor, 2009;Galbraith et al, 2008;Ussher et al, 2015). Most couples experience cessation or decreased frequency of sex and intimacy, with only a small group of partners able to renegotiate new forms of sexual activity (Hawkins et al, 2009).…”