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SynthesisAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2010

Review and meta-analysis of couple-oriented interventions for chronic illness.

Lynn M Martire, Richard Schulz, Vicki S Helgeson, Brent J Small, Ester M Saghafi

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readMeta-AnalysisReview
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Synthesis in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 168 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01982994 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2013, after this paper: background citation

Intervention to Motivate Standing &Walking in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgical Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical CenterRan2013 to 2018Enrolled32ConditionsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsArmsEducation/Daily Planning
NCT07461857 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Minority-focused Environmental Health Education and Tracking (MEET) Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMillion Marker Wellness, Inc.Ran2025 to 2026Enrolled151ConditionsEnvironmental ExposureArmsEducation curriculum
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

168 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 422 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lynn M MartireDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. lmm51@psu.edu
Richard Schulz
Vicki S Helgeson
Brent J Small
Ester M Saghafi
University of Pittsburgh · USCarnegie Mellon University · USPennsylvania State University · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

Psycholsocial Factors in Adolescent Adjustment to IDDMR01DK060586 · NIDDK · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI HELGESON, VICKI S · 2002 to 2016
$6.1M
Daily Individual and Marital Processes in OsteoarthritisR01AG026010 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SCHULZ, RICHARD · 2007 to 2011
$1.8M
Intervention to Facilitate Family Caregiver AdaptionR01NR009573 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SCHULZ, RICHARD · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG026010NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK060586NINR NIH HHS R01 NR009573
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence continues to build for the impact of the marital relationship on health as well as the negative impact of illness on the partner. Targeting both patient and partner may enhance the efficacy of psychosocial or behavioral interventions for chronic illness. PURPOSE: The purpose of this report is to present a cross-disease review of the characteristics and findings of studies evaluating couple-oriented interventions for chronic physical illness.

methodsWe conducted a qualitative review of 33 studies and meta-analyses for a subset of 25 studies.

resultsIdentified studies focused on cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, HIV, and Type 2 diabetes. Couple interventions had significant effects on patient depressive symptoms (d = 0.18, p < 0.01, k = 20), marital functioning (d = 0.17, p < 0.01, k = 18), and pain (d = 0.19, p < 0.01, k = 14) and were more efficacious than either patient psychosocial intervention or usual care.

conclusionsCouple-oriented interventions have small effects that may be strengthened by targeting partners' influence on patient health behaviors and focusing on couples with high illness-related conflict, low partner support, or low overall marital quality. Directions for future research include assessment of outcomes for both patient and partner, comparison of couple interventions to evidence-based patient interventions, and evaluation of mechanisms of change.

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Interpersonal RelationsMarriageSelf CareChronic DiseaseFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMalePatient Education as TopicTreatment Outcome

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PMID20697859
PMCPMC4101802
OpenAlexW2013987273

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