Medizinische Universität Graz - Research portal
Selected Publication:
SHR Neuro Cancer Cardio Lipid Metab Microb
Drabe, N; Klaghofer, R; Weidt, S; Zwahlen, D; Büchi, S; Jenewein, J.
Mutual associations between patients' and partners' depression and quality of life with respect to relationship quality, physical complaints, and sense of coherence in couples coping with cancer.
Psychooncology. 2015; 24(4):442-450
Doi: 10.1002/pon.3662
Web of Science
PubMed
FullText
FullText_MUG
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Jenewein Josef
- Altmetrics:
- Dimensions Citations:
- Plum Analytics:
- Scite (citation analytics):
- Abstract:
- The aim of this article is to examine the mutual associations between patients' and partners' depression and quality of life (QOL) in couples facing cancer with respect to potential resources (sense of coherence and relationship quality (RQ)) and stressors (physical complaints). Questionnaires rating depression, QOL, sense of coherence, RQ, and physical complaints were completed by 207 couples facing different cancer types and stages. Multiple regression models were used to assess the mutual associations between patient and partner variables. In female patients, 40.7% of the variance in depression score was explained by male partners' stressors and resources, whereas only 3.5% of the variance in male patients' depression was explained by female partners' stressors and resources. In male and female partners, respectively, the patients' stressors and resources explained 34.9% versus just 15.8% of the variance in depression. Regarding QOL in female patients, 30.1% of the variance was explained by the partners' stressors and resources, versus only 3.7% in male patients. Meanwhile, in male and female partners, respectively, the patients' stressors and resources explained 25.6% and 12.9% of the variance in QOL. These findings support a couples-centered approach to psycho-oncological counseling and treatment. Particularly in depressed couples with low RQ, couples therapy or counseling should be considered because of the mutual adverse association between depression and QOL in these couples. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing)
- Adaptation, Psychological -
- Adult -
- Aged -
- Aged, 80 and over -
- Depression - psychology
- Female -
- Humans -
- Interpersonal Relations -
- Male -
- Marriage - psychology
- Middle Aged -
- Neoplasms - physiopathology
- Neoplasms - psychology
- Quality of Life - psychology
- Sense of Coherence -
- Sex Factors -
- Spouses - psychology
- Young Adult -
- Find related publications in this database (Keywords)
- cancer
- oncology
- couples
- depression
- quality of life