Emotional support for men and women with cancer: Do patients receive what their partners provide?

Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Boehmer, Sonja; Knoll, Nina; Schulz, Ute; Schwarzer, Ralf

doi:10.1007/bf03000187

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“…Social support was measured by the Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS) [10] with 15 items, rated on a fourpoint scale from '1, don't agree' to '4, agree completely', constituting four factors: (1) emotional support, (2) instrumental support, (3) informational support and (4) satisfaction with support.…”

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“…Detailed information on how sex-specific psychosocial variables impact on metabolic control is not yet available. Although patient-oriented education geared to selfmanagement improves treatment adherence and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes [9], it is still unclear whether sex-specific differences affect compliance with diabetes management and/or strategies for coping with the disease, including depressive or active approach, problemoriented behaviour or distraction, and religiosity or wishful thinking [10].…”

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Sex-related psychological effects on metabolic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Aims/hypothesis Women are at higher risk of diabetesrelated cardiovascular complications than men. We tested the hypothesis that there are sex-specific differences in glucometabolic control, and in social and psychological factors. We also examined the influence of these factors on glucometabolic control. Methods We examined 257 (126 men/131 women) consecutive patients (64±9 years, means±SD) of a metropolitan diabetes outpatient service employing clinical testing and standardised psychological questionnaires. Results Mean HbA 1c (7.6±1.2%) was not different between women and men. Women patients on oral hypoglycaemic agents were better informed about diabetes (p=0.012). They employed more strategies for coping with diabetes, including religion (p=0.0001), active coping (p=0.048) and distraction (p=0.007). Women reported lower satisfaction with social support (p=0.034), but not more depression than men. Although no differences were observed in compliance, insulin-treated patients were more satisfied with their therapy (p=0.007). Variables predicting poor metabolic control were different in men (R 2 =0.737, p=0.012) and women (R 2 =0.597, p=0.019). Major predictors of high HbA 1c included depressive coping, lower sexual desire, quality of life and internal locus of control, but high external doctor-related locus of control in women and frequent emotional experiences of hyperglycaemia in men. Conclusions/interpretation Lower quality of life, internal control and socioeconomic status, and higher prevalence of negative emotions probably prevented woman patients from achieving improved glucose control despite their better knowledge of and greater efforts to cope with diabetes. We suggest that women patients would benefit from individualised diabetes care offering social support, whereas men would benefit from knowledge-based diabetes management giving them more informational and instrumental support.

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Sex-related psychological effects on metabolic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus

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“…Validity and reliability had been previously demonstrated [7], and reliability was acceptable in this study (Cronbach's α ≥ 0.85). bsss has been used before in patients with cancer and their caregivers [8].…”

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Does anybody support the supporters? Social support in the cancer patient-caregiver dyad

Dębska¹,

Pasek²,

Wojtyna³

2017

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A -study Design, B -Data Collection, C -statistical analysis, D -Data Interpretation, E -Manuscript Preparation, F -Literature search, G -Funds CollectionBackground. Cancer and its treatment enforce changes in patient functioning. the principal objective of each patient is to efficiently cope with the disease, i.e. to completely recover or at least to slow its progression. Under such circumstances, patients and their relatives require various forms of support: emotional, informational and instrumental. Objectives. the aim of the study was to determine the level and sources of support available for cancer patients and their close relatives, who deal with the latter on a daily basis. Material and methods. the cross-sectional self-inventory study, conducted at cancer centers in krakow and tarnow, included 193 pairs of cancer patients and their caregivers. the study was based on the berlin social support scales and a sociodemographic-clinical survey. Results. Cancer patients had more perceived and received social support than their caregivers. Patients identified more sources of available support than their caregivers. when the level of support was stratified according to the caregiver's relation with the patient, caregivers-partners and caregivers-children presented higher levels of perceived support than caregivers-siblings and caregivers-parents. Caregivers received less support than patients from medical personnel. Conclusions. the discrepancy between the level of social support among patient and their caregivers leads to further research on the patient-caregiver dyad, especially with regard to the consequences for the whole family's quality of life. In connection with a deficit of support for caregivers from oncologists, GP's may constitute a valuable source of support, especially emotional and informational. Key words: social support, cancer, patient, caregiver.

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“…Social support is seen as one of the key factors to successfully overcome health compromising behaviors (e.g., McAuley et al 2003) and to cope with illnesses or functional limitations (Luszczynska et al 2007;Knoll et al 2007a). However, in a literature review on the effectiveness of social support interventions, Hogan et al (2002) reported mixed results.…”

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Physical activity intervention in older adults: does a participating partner make a difference?

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Social integration and social support are expected to facilitate the adoption and maintenance of physical activity. In the context of a physical activity intervention, we distinguished three partner status groups, serving as an indicator of social integration. It was hypothesized that individuals whose partner also participated in the intervention, as opposed to individuals whose partners did not participate, or individuals without an intimate partner, would benefit more in terms of their physical activity. In a second step, a differential prediction pattern of social support on physical activity for each of the three partner status groups was investigated. The study involved 302 men and women (aged 60-95 years) and included two measurement points in time: A baseline assessment with a leaflet intervention to foster physical activity, and a 4-week

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Emotional support for men and women with cancer: Do patients receive what their partners provide?

Cited by 38 publications

References 47 publications

Sex-related psychological effects on metabolic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Sex-related psychological effects on metabolic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Does anybody support the supporters? Social support in the cancer patient-caregiver dyad

Physical activity intervention in older adults: does a participating partner make a difference?

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