[Female spouses of cancer patients with minor children--psychological distress in comparison with the general population and the cancer partner].

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[Female spouses of cancer patients with minor children--psychological distress in comparison with the general population and the cancer partner]. / Götze, Heide; Brähler, Elmar; Romer, Georg; Bergelt, Corinna; von Klitzing, Kai; Herzog, Wolfgang; Flechtner, Hans-Henning; Lehmkuhl, Ulrike; Ernst, Jochen.

In: PSYCHOTHER PSYCH MED, Vol. 62, No. 5, 5, 2012, p. 170-176.

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title = "[Female spouses of cancer patients with minor children--psychological distress in comparison with the general population and the cancer partner].",
abstract = "A cancer disease in the family is an emotional crisis with psychological distress for the partner. The study observed the psychological distress of female partners of cancer patients with underage children (HADS-D). The results were compared with the psychological distress of the cancer patient as well as a representative comparison group of women from the general population. Every second female partner showed clinically anxiety scores. On average, the female partners were significantly more anxious than male cancer patients and even more afraid than women from the general population. Regarding the degree of depression, between the partners there were no differences. With regard to mental distress, a medium correlation was found on the pair level. Based on the use of psycho-oncological support the high emotional distress on the female partners is discussed.",
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author = "Heide G{\"o}tze and Elmar Br{\"a}hler and Georg Romer and Corinna Bergelt and {von Klitzing}, Kai and Wolfgang Herzog and Hans-Henning Flechtner and Ulrike Lehmkuhl and Jochen Ernst",
year = "2012",
language = "Deutsch",
volume = "62",
pages = "170--176",
journal = "PSYCHOTHER PSYCH MED",
issn = "0937-2032",
publisher = "Georg Thieme Verlag KG",
number = "5",

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T1 - [Female spouses of cancer patients with minor children--psychological distress in comparison with the general population and the cancer partner].

AU - Götze, Heide

AU - Brähler, Elmar

AU - Romer, Georg

AU - Bergelt, Corinna

AU - von Klitzing, Kai

AU - Herzog, Wolfgang

AU - Flechtner, Hans-Henning

AU - Lehmkuhl, Ulrike

AU - Ernst, Jochen

PY - 2012

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N2 - A cancer disease in the family is an emotional crisis with psychological distress for the partner. The study observed the psychological distress of female partners of cancer patients with underage children (HADS-D). The results were compared with the psychological distress of the cancer patient as well as a representative comparison group of women from the general population. Every second female partner showed clinically anxiety scores. On average, the female partners were significantly more anxious than male cancer patients and even more afraid than women from the general population. Regarding the degree of depression, between the partners there were no differences. With regard to mental distress, a medium correlation was found on the pair level. Based on the use of psycho-oncological support the high emotional distress on the female partners is discussed.

AB - A cancer disease in the family is an emotional crisis with psychological distress for the partner. The study observed the psychological distress of female partners of cancer patients with underage children (HADS-D). The results were compared with the psychological distress of the cancer patient as well as a representative comparison group of women from the general population. Every second female partner showed clinically anxiety scores. On average, the female partners were significantly more anxious than male cancer patients and even more afraid than women from the general population. Regarding the degree of depression, between the partners there were no differences. With regard to mental distress, a medium correlation was found on the pair level. Based on the use of psycho-oncological support the high emotional distress on the female partners is discussed.

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KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Female

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

KW - Adolescent

KW - Neuropsychological Tests

KW - Sex Factors

KW - Child

KW - Child, Preschool

KW - Neoplasms/psychology

KW - Spouses/psychology

KW - Anxiety/epidemiology/psychology

KW - Depression/epidemiology/psychology

KW - Stress, Psychological/epidemiology/psychology

KW - Adult

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Female

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

KW - Adolescent

KW - Neuropsychological Tests

KW - Sex Factors

KW - Child

KW - Child, Preschool

KW - Neoplasms/psychology

KW - Spouses/psychology

KW - Anxiety/epidemiology/psychology

KW - Depression/epidemiology/psychology

KW - Stress, Psychological/epidemiology/psychology

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JO - PSYCHOTHER PSYCH MED

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