Breast Neoplasms, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
breast cancer, quality of life, resilience, depression
Brief summary
This is a prospective pilot study examining the couple's dyadic attitudes from diagnosis to 24 months later when one member is affected by illness and the adaptive strategies the couple employs when stressful events occur.
Detailed description
The patients taking part in the study and their partners are examined from the time of the woman's breast cancer diagnosis up to 24 months later with the help of questionnaires and a focus group in order to understand the couple's coping strategies.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNursing care model
Describe relation between resilience, quality of life and depression and marital adaptation in the population considered from diagnosis to 24 months later.
Sponsors
Regina Elena Cancer Institute
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Woman diagnosed with stage 1, 2 or 3 breast cancer * age\> 18 years (patient and partner) * The partner must have lived with the woman for at least 6 months at diagnosis and treatment * Patients under treatment at the radiotherapy clinic * Subjects available and able to answer questionnaires, interviews, and / or participate in focus groups * Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Cognitive deficits and / or inability to comply with the provisions of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EORTC-QLQ C30 | 24 months | The questionnaire EORTC-QLQ C30 (Kaasa, S., Bjordal, K., Aaronson, N.,1995) will evaluate the quality of life and will be administered to patients and their partners during a scheduled check-up visit at the Institute |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marital Adjustment Test | 24 months | Marital Adjustment Test (Locke and Wallace, 1959), this test validated in Italian, to investigate marital satisfaction, and will be administered to patients and their partners during a scheduled check-up visit at the Institute |
| PHQ-9 Scale | 24 months | PHQ-9 Scale (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, 1999) validated in Italian, this questionnaire will be administered to patients and their partners during a scheduled check-up visit at the Institute to investigate psychological adjustment, in particular the presence of depression |
| Resilience Scale | 24 months | Resilience Scale (Wagnild, G. M., & Young, H. M., 1993) validated in Italian, administered to patients and their partners during a scheduled check-up visit at the Institute to investigate resilience in adults. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactIlaria Farina, MSN
Backup ContactSilvia Takanen, Dr
Outcome results
None listed