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ArticleEuropean journal of cancer care2021

Relationship communication and the course of psychological outcomes among couples coping with localised prostate cancer.

Sharon L Manne, Deborah Kashy, Shannon Myers-Virtue, Talia Zaider, David W Kissane, Carolyn J Heckman, Isaac Kim, Frank Penedo, David Lee

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Sharon L ManneRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-7822
Deborah KashyMichigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4990-1868
Shannon Myers-VirtueHelen F. Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-5052
Talia ZaiderDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7941-2945
David W KissaneDepartment of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, and Cabrini Health and Monash Health Psycho-Oncology, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5930-4573
Carolyn J HeckmanRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1016-3965
Isaac KimRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2295-6938
Frank PenedoSylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2780-0417
David LeeDivision of Urology, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-7052

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Intimacy-Enhancing Couples' Intervention for Localized Prostate CancerR01CA140297 · NCI · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI MANNE, SHARON L · 2011 to 2016
$2.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140297NCI NIH HHS R01CA140297
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveHow couples communicate about cancer is an important predictor of psychological outcomes for men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer and their spouses. We examined the predictive role of disclosure, responsiveness, mutual avoidance, and holding back on depressive symptoms, psychological adjustment, cancer-specific distress, and cancer concerns.

methodsEighty-one prostate cancer patients and their spouses completed measures of communication at baseline and measures of four psychological outcomes at baseline, five, 12, and 26 weeks after baseline. Dyadic growth models tested the effects of time and role on each outcome over time.

resultsHigher disclosure and responsiveness predicted better psychological outcomes. Less mutual avoidance and holding back predicted poorer psychological outcomes. Across communication variables, individuals who engaged in poorer communication initially had poorer psychological outcomes that improved over time, whereas individuals who engaged in better communication initially maintained their more positive standing without change or changed in the positive direction. For all outcomes, those with better communication still had better psychological outcomes at six months.

conclusionCouples' cancer-specific relationship communication predicts their psychological outcomes. More research is needed to identify effective interventions, including a longer therapy course, individual communication training, or greater focus on addressing barriers to sharing and responsiveness.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalProstatic NeoplasmsCommunicationEmotional AdjustmentHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleSpousescancermarital relationshipprostate cancerrelationship communication

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