Brief supportive-expressive group therapy for partners of men with early stage prostate cancer: lessons learned from a negative randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Codie R. Rouleau, Linda E. Carlson, John W. Robinson, Barry D. Bultz, Michael Speca |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Counseling
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Anxiety law.invention Group psychotherapy 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Spouses Aged Mind-Body Therapies Mood Disorders business.industry Prostatic Neoplasms Social Support Middle Aged Clinical trial Distress Sexual Partners Mood Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Psychotherapy Group Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Supportive Care in Cancer. 25:1035-1041 |
| ISSN: | 1433-7339 0941-4355 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a negative randomized controlled trial, which piloted brief supportive-expressive therapy (SET) for partners of men with prostate cancer, and to discuss lessons learned for future clinical trials. Partners of men with newly diagnosed, non-metastatic prostate cancer were randomized to SET (n = 45) or usual care (n = 32). SET involved six weekly group sessions emphasizing emotional expression, social support, and finding meaning in the cancer experience. Measures of mood disturbance, marital satisfaction, and social support were administered to both partners and patients at baseline, post-program, and at 3- and 6-month follow-up. There were no significant differences between SET and the control group for either patients or their wives on any outcome. Regardless of group membership, partners reported improvements in total mood disturbance (p = .011), tension (p |
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