title: The association of perceived partner-related social support with self-reported outcomes in women post-mastectomy.
abstract: Marital satisfaction is an important indicator of adaptation in patients with cancer; however, its relationship to medium-to-long-term health-related outcomes is less well understood. Married women (N = 152) at least six months post-mastectomy were surveyed to determine whether marital satisfaction predicted non-weight-related body image distress (BID), pain impact, and mood, or whether the directionality of this association operated in reverse. Structural equation modeling indicated that the model predicting medium-to-long-term health-related outcomes from satisfaction better fit the data and that time influences mood.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati VAMC and University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45220, USA. Ian.Kudel2@va.gov
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kudel
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Srinivasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Leslie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Heinberg
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haythornthwaite
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000523:psychology; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires