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Effectiveness of partner social support predicts enduring psychological distress after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Source :
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 79:64-74
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- American Psychological Association (APA), 2011.
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Abstract
- Objective: Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors who are 1 to 3 years posttransplant are challenged by the need to resume valued social roles and activities—a task that may be complicated by enduring transplant-related psychological distress common in this patient population. The present study investigated whether transplant survivors who receive adequate social support from their spouse or intimate partner experience lower distress. Method: Effects of receiving a greater quantity of partner support (a common approach to studying enacted support) were compared with effects of receiving more effective partner support (i.e., support that more closely matches their needs in terms of its quantity and quality). Men and women (N 230) who were 1 to 3 years posttransplant completed measures of partner support quantity (Manne & Schnoll, 2001), partner social support effectiveness (Rini & Dunkel Schetter, 2010), and psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory; Derogatis & Spencer, 1982). Potential medical and sociodemographic confounds were controlled in analyses. Results: As hypothesized, survivors reported less distress when they received more effective partner support (p .001). Quantity of partner support was not associated with distress (p .23). An interaction revealed that when partner support was effective, the quantity of support survivors received was not associated with their distress (p .90); however, when partner support was ineffective, receiving a greater quantity of partner support was associated with substantially elevated distress (p .002). Conclusions: Findings suggest that clinical approaches to addressing or preventing enduring distress after HSCT should target features of partner support related to its appraised effectiveness.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
medicine.medical_treatment
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Article
Organ transplantation
Social support
Interpersonal relationship
Quality of life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Adaptation, Psychological
medicine
Humans
Aged
media_common
Aged, 80 and over
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Social Support
Middle Aged
Resilience, Psychological
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Distress
Sexual Partners
Spouse
Quality of Life
Female
Psychological resilience
Psychology
Stress, Psychological
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19392117 and 0022006X
- Volume :
- 79
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9425b1584a71de9f0b183b220703927e