Significance of psychological stress response and health-related quality of life in spouses of cancer patients when given bad news
| Autor: | Toshifumi Kosugi, Toyoko Kugimoto, Hidetoshi Sato, Akihide Ohta, Ryo Katsuki |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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marital satisfaction
Disease medicine.disease_cause lcsh:RC254-282 psychological stress response 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Psychological stress 030212 general & internal medicine National standard Health related quality of life lcsh:RT1-120 Bad news lcsh:Nursing Oncology (nursing) Significant difference Cancer medicine.disease lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens spouses of cancer patients health-related quality of life Oncology Marital satisfaction Spouse 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Original Article Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 147-154 (2017) Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing |
| ISSN: | 2349-6673 2347-5625 |
| Popis: | Objective: This study illuminates the degree of psychological stress response experienced by spouses of cancer patients when given bad news at three different times (notification of the name of the disease, notification of recurrence, and notification of terminality) as well as the factors that influence the response and the health status of the spouse as measured by health-related quality of life (QOL). Methods: A total of 203 individuals (57 men and 146 women) who had received the three types of news were surveyed using a self-report questionnaire on psychological stress response, marital satisfaction, and health-related QOL scales. Results: The degree of the psychological stress response was the highest for notification of terminality, followed by notification of the name of the disease, and notification of recurrence. The influencing factors varied depending on the notification period. Although no significant difference was observed for health-related QOL among the three notification types, significant differences were observed for certain items when compared with national standard values. Conclusions: When a notification of terminality, which produced the highest psychological stress response, is given, providing care that considers health-related QOL is necessary not only for patients but also for their spouses. |
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