1. Partners of young breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional evaluation of psychosocial concerns, coping, and mental health.
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Borstelmann NA, Rosenberg S, Gelber S, Zheng Y, Meyer M, Ruddy KJ, Schapira L, Come S, Borges V, Cadet T, Maramaldi P, and Partridge AH
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- Adult, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Breast Neoplasms therapy, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Neoplasm Staging, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Adaptation, Psychological, Anxiety epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms psychology, Cancer Survivors statistics & numerical data, Depression epidemiology, Sexual Partners psychology
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Purpose: Evaluation of psychosocial concerns, coping style, and mental health in partners of young (diagnosed at ≤40 years) survivors of early-stage breast cancer (BC)., Design: Cross-sectional; partners participated in a one-time survey., Sample: 289 participants; most were male, white, working full-time, college educated, with median age of 43 years, parenting children <18 years old., Methods: Logistic regression was used to explore associations with anxiety and depression (≥8 on Hospital Anxiety and Depression sub-scales)., Findings: Overall, 41% reported symptoms of anxiety, 18% reported symptoms of depression, and 44% identified maladaptive coping. Multivariable regression analyses revealed: lower social support and poorer quality of life significantly associated with depression ( p < .05); maladaptive coping, fulltime employment, poorer caregiver QOL, and less education significantly associated with anxiety., Conclusions: Partners of young BC survivors who use more maladaptive coping strategies, report less social support, work fulltime, and/or who have lower education levels experience negative mental health outcomes., Implications for Psychosocial Oncology: Enhancing constructive coping and ensuring all partners have access to supportive resources may improve partners' emotional adjustment.
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- 2020
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