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Cancer de la prostate et relation conjugale : point de vue du patient et de sa conjointe. Résultats préliminaires

Prostate cancer and married life: perspectives of patients and spouses. Preliminary results

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Psycho-Oncologie

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Notre étude s’est intéressé à l’ajustement à la maladie et à la relation conjugale chez 25 couples dont le mari est traité pour un cancer de la prostate. Les couples ont été rencontrés en début, milieu et fin de traitement où des questionnaires d’anxiété (STAI et MAS), de dépression (CESD), de qualité de vie (FACT-P, CQOLC et SF12) et de qualité de la relation conjugale (QRI) leur ont été proposés. L’analyse des résultats révèle que les patients ne présentent pas de troubles émotionnels importants, à l’inverse des conjointes qui sont plus anxieuses et dépressives que ces derniers. Ils jugent avoir une bonne qualité de vie malgré une diminution au cours du traitement chez le patient. Les patients sont satisfaits de la disponibilité et de l’intensité du soutien de leur conjointe alors que leurs conjointes perçoivent une diminution du soutien qu’elles reçoivent et une augmentation des conflits surtout au début du traitement.

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Our study looked at disease adjustment and married life for 25 couples where the husband was being treated for prostate cancer. Couples were met at the start, in the middle and at the end of treatment and anxiety (STAI and MAS), depression (CESD), quality of life (FACT-P, CQOLC and SF12) and quality of married life (QRI) questionnaires were given to them at these points. The results showed that patients themselves had no significant emotional problems; whereas their partners were more anxious and depressed than the patients. Patients reported a good quality of life in spite of a reduction during treatment. Patients were satisfied with the availability and strength of support from their partners whereas their partners reported a reduction in support and increased conflict especially at the beginning of treatment.

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    Anaïs Lafaye, Florence Cousson-Gélie, Sylvie Petit & Jean Bouisson

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Lafaye, A., Cousson-Gélie, F., Petit, S. et al. Cancer de la prostate et relation conjugale : point de vue du patient et de sa conjointe. Résultats préliminaires. Psycho Oncologie 1, 246–251 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11839-007-0056-7

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