Psychological intervention with couples coping with breast cancer: A systematic review

Brandão, Tânia; Schulz, Milford D.; Matos, Paula Mena

doi:10.1080/08870446.2013.859257

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“…The majority of existing couples interventions are among cancer populations. Such studies have demonstrated positive effects on physical, interpersonal, and emotional outcomes among couples living with cancer [27,28,29]. Other systematic review work exploring the benefits of couples interventions in coronary heart disease, has shown significant improvements on quality of life and blood pressure in patients, and depression in both patients and partners [30].…”

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Exploring the effectiveness of couples interventions for adults living with a chronic physical illness: A systematic review

Berry

Davies

Dempster

2017

Patient Education and Counseling

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Exploring the effectiveness of couples interventions for adults living with a chronic physical illness: A systematic review

Berry

Davies

Dempster

2017

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…In particular, our objectives were the following: (1) To explore and analyze the psychological variables, such as attachment, quality of life, depression, and anxiety, that can contribute to the implementation of a functional process of adjustment to the disease and promote better psychological well-being. (2) To understand whether the attachment dimension is associated with couple satisfaction (it has been found that cancer patients' and their spouses' anxious and avoidant attachment styles are positively correlated with a marital dissatisfaction [3] ). (3) To verify whether the level of anxiety and depression of each couple affected couple satisfaction.…”

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The Role of Couples' Attachment Styles in Patients' Adjustment to Cancer

Luca

Dorangricchia²,

Salerno

et al. 2017

Oncology

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Objective: This study aimed to understand how psychological variables and attachment styles can contribute to improve effective and functional adjustment to the disease and promote better psychological well-being. Methods: A total of 176 participants (88 couples) took part in this research. One member of each couple attended surgery centers at the Oncology Department of the University Hospital of Palermo. Each participant had filled in 5 questionnaires assessing the variables couple relationships, quality of life, anxiety, depression, and psychosocial adjustment to illness. Results: Significant correlations were found among the observed variables. Levels of anxiety and the attachment styles of couples influence adjustment to tumor disease and negatively affect the quality of conjugal relationships. Moreover, the results highlighted the correlation between levels of anxiety and depression in patients and in their respective partners. Finally, we found a correlation between the level of psychological distress of the patient and the level of marital satisfaction perceived by the partner: the latter is lower in couples where the oncological patient has high levels of distress. Conclusions: The results suggest that psychological variables and attachment styles of cancer patients and their partners may be important factors affecting adjustment in multiple domains.

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“…As relações conjugais podem sair reforçadas ou deterioradas. A diminuição da auto-estima, na mulher mastectomizada, repercute-se na auto-imagem, afectando a sexualidade e, por consequên-cia a relação com o companheiro (27). A vida muda por completo após um diagnóstico de cancro.…”

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Significados da doença, morte e perdão em mulheres com Cancro da mama

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Andrade

2017

Investg. Enferm. Imagen Desarollo.

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<p>Objetivo: Comprender el significado de la enfermedad, la muerte y el perdón en las mujeres con cáncer de mama y las concepciones sobre el futuro después de un diagnóstico de cáncer. Metodo: se desarrolló un enfoque cualitativo, mediante la realización de entrevistas semi-estructuradas con un grupo de ocho mujeres con diagnóstico de cáncer de mama. Las historias personales fueron analizadas utilizando Grounded Análisis para una comprensión integral y en profundidad del significado que los individuos atribuyen a su experiencia de vida. Resultados: indican que un diagnóstico de cáncer de mama tiene un impacto asociado con sentimientos de miedo, fracaso, dependencia y muerte. Para enfrentar el cáncer, la mujer busca construir un nuevo significado en conceptos tales como el perdón, la enfermedad, los sueños para el futuro, tratando de encontrar una redefinición de los roles asignados a él y que busca tener una nueva mirada sobre el sentido de la vida. Conclusiones: los resultados proporcionan indicadores importantes para los profesionales de salud, para entender los cambios y la alteración de significados que se producen en pacientes con cáncer, ya sea a nivel personal causada por la enfermedad y sus tratamientos, o a nivel familiar y social, e intervenir en la confrontación con el alivio del sufrimiento y la muerte. </p>

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Psychological intervention with couples coping with breast cancer: A systematic review

Cited by 52 publications

References 47 publications

Exploring the effectiveness of couples interventions for adults living with a chronic physical illness: A systematic review

Exploring the effectiveness of couples interventions for adults living with a chronic physical illness: A systematic review

The Role of Couples' Attachment Styles in Patients' Adjustment to Cancer

Significados da doença, morte e perdão em mulheres com Cancro da mama

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