Breast Cancer and Resilience in Couple (resilience)

Regina Elena Cancer Institute

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Quality of Life; Breast Neoplasms

Treatments: Behavioral: Nursing care model

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06875414

RS1718/22(2657)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective pilot study examining the couple's dyadic attitudes from diagnosis to 24 months later when one member is affected by illness and the adaptive strategies the couple employs when stressful events occur.

Full description

The patients taking part in the study and their partners are examined from the time of the woman's breast cancer diagnosis up to 24 months later with the help of questionnaires and a focus group in order to understand the couple's coping strategies.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Woman diagnosed with stage 1, 2 or 3 breast cancer
• age> 18 years (patient and partner)
• The partner must have lived with the woman for at least 6 months at diagnosis and treatment
• Patients under treatment at the radiotherapy clinic
• Subjects available and able to answer questionnaires, interviews, and / or participate in focus groups
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Cognitive deficits and / or inability to comply with the provisions of the study

Trial design

40 participants in 1 patient group

Couple

Description:

The adaptation strategies that the couple uses

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nursing care model