Psychosocial variables associated with husbands' adjustment three months following wives' diagnosis of breast cancer.
BACKGROUND
Husbands of women with breast cancer may experience adjustment difficulties. We examined psychosocial predictors of husbands' adjustment to their wives' breast cancer 3 months following diagnosis.


METHODS
Women (N = 45) with Stage I or II breast cancer who were 3 months postdiagnosis and their husbands completed measures of adjustment, coping, marital adjustment, and quality of life.


RESULTS
Multiple regression analyses showed husbands' avoidant coping and wives' adjustment accounted for approximately 54% of the variance in husbands' adjustment.


CONCLUSIONS
Further research on predictors of husbands' adjustment following wives' diagnoses of breast cancer is needed to inform intervention efforts.
Dalton
William T
WT
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Nelson
David V
DV
Brobst
Jennifer B
JB
Lindsay
Julie E
JE
Friedman
Lois C
LC
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012917:Social Adjustment; D018454:Spouses; D013997:Time Factors