Psychosocial adjustment among husbands of women treated for breast cancer; mastectomy vs. breast-conserving surgery.

Journal article

Psychosocial adjustment was measured among 56 spouses of women operated for breast cancer. Of 69 eligible husbands, 56 participated. Twenty women underwent breast-conserving surgery (BCT) and 36 had a mastectomy (MT). An interview was conducted with each woman and her husband separately, 4 and 13 months after surgery. Two instruments were used; SBAS (Social Behaviour Assessment Schedule) and a scale (TB) constructed specifically for the study. The husbands of the women in the MT group were si...

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Authors: Omne-Pontén, M; Holmberg, L; Bergström, R; Sjödén, P; Burns, T

• Journal: European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)
• Volume: 29A
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1393-1397
• Publication date: 1993-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(93)90009-5
• EISSN: 1879-0852
• ISSN: 0959-8049
• Language: English
• Keywords: Depression; Interpersonal Relations; Time Factors; Humans; Adult; Middle Aged; Aged; Stress, Psychological; Female; Male; Family; Breast Neoplasms; Anxiety; Prospective Studies; Adaptation, Psychological; Social Behavior; Mastectomy