title: Psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life in prostate cancer survivors and their intimate or family partners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The primary purpose was to test the effectiveness of two telephone-delivered psychosocial interventions for maintaining and improving quality of life (QOL) (psychological, physical, social, and spiritual well-being) among 71 prostate cancer survivors and the 70 intimate or family partners who were supporting them in their recovery.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study used a three-wave repeated measures experimental design. Both the interpersonal counseling intervention (TIP-C) and health education attention condition (HEAC) were delivered using the telephone.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Improvements in depression, negative affect, stress, fatigue, and spiritual well-being were significantly higher for survivors in the HEAC than for those in the TIP-C condition. Partners in the HEAC condition showed significantly greater improvements in depression, fatigue, social support from family members, social well-being, and spiritual well-being compared to partners in the TIP-C condition. The results revealed superior outcomes for those assigned to the HEAC intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The psychosocial interventions in this study were effective in maintaining or improving the QOL for prostate cancer survivors and their partners. Both the survivor and their intimate partner or family member benefitted from the interventions. Future research is needed to determine the optimal timing and client characteristics for each intervention.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, 1305 N. Martin, Tucson, AZ 85721-0203, USA. tbadger@nursing.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Badger
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Segrin
authors.forename: Aurelio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Figueredo
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Passalacqua
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasvogel
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003376:Counseling; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D017741:Survivors