title: The effects of cystic fibrosis on couples: marital satisfaction, emotions, and coping strategies.
abstract: An earlier diagnosis and better overall multidisciplinary care enable people suffering from Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to have a life expectancy of 40. Consequently, new populations and questions about the development of the life of couples have arisen. This study by questionnaires takes a first look at marital adjustment, anxiety, depression, and emotion focused, social support focused, and problem focused coping strategies in 16 CF patients and their partners. As a whole, the couples' marital adjustment level was good; it was higher for men who were patients than men who were partners, and vice versa for women. Anxiety was high for at least one partner in 10 of the couples; depression, for at least one partner in seven of them. The participants seem to use coping strategies to a lesser extent than the general population. The results are discussed in terms of how the quality of life as a couple with one partner suffering from CF is affected by the proper mutual adjustment of the partners.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lille, France. gerald.delelis@univ-lille3.fr
authors.forename: Gérald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delelis
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Christophe
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanneste
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wallaert
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011340:Problem Solving; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult