Problem-solving skills and emotional distress in spouses of men with prostate cancer. Academic Article

abstract

• BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in American men, may increase the risk of emotional distress in patients and their spouses. Problem-solving skills may be related to the emotional distress of the spouses. METHOD: Thirty-two spouses of prostate cancer patients completed measures of problem-solving skills and emotional distress. RESULTS: Proactive problem-solving skills were related to less emotional distress in spouses. Subtypes of problem-solving skills were differentially related to emotional distress. CONCLUSIONS: Enhancement of problem-solving skills may contribute to improved health-related quality of life of spouses of prostate cancer patients.

authors

• Varni, James

published proceedings

• J Cancer Educ

author list (cited authors)

• Malcarne, V. L., Banthia, R., Varni, J. W., Sadler, G. R., Greenbergs, H. L., & Ko, C. M.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• Malcarne, Vanessa L||Banthia, Rajni||Varni, James W||Sadler, Georgia Robins||Greenbergs, Helen L||Ko, Celine M

publication date

• September 2002

keywords

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Adult
• Aged
• Depressive Disorder
• Educational Status
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Staging
• Pilot Projects
• Probability
• Problem Solving
• Prostatic Neoplasms
• Quality Of Life
• Risk Assessment
• Socioeconomic Factors
• Spouses
• Stress, Psychological

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/08858190209528823

start page

• 150

end page

• 154

volume

• 17

issue

• 3