title: Hematological cancer patients' quality of life: self versus intimate or non-intimate confidant reports.
abstract: Self reports of 49 outpatients with hematological cancers and matched dyad confidant reports about the patient, collected at a cancer treatment center in Lisbon, Portugal, were compared on the SF-36 quality of life (QOL) measure. These comparisons contrasted self reports and confidant reports of the 33 patients with an accompanying spouse/partner intimate confidant, and of the 16 patients with an accompanying non-intimate confidant. Intimate confidants gave lower SF-36 QOL ratings of patients' Social Functioning and Mental Health than those patients gave for themselves (p<0.05).
authors.affiliation: University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-1280, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Forjaz
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Guarnaccia
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment