Verarbeitungsweisen von Paaren bei Krebserkrankungen
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Verarbeitungsweisen von Paaren bei Krebserkrankungen
Verarbeitungsweisen von Paaren bei Krebserkrankungen Untersuchung der dyadischen Perspektive in einer dreijährigen longitudinalen Studie Alfred Künzler1,2,3, Priska Garbely4, Angela Zindel1, Mario Bargetzi2, Hansjörg Znoj1 1Institute 2Division of Psychology, University of Bern of Oncology/Haematology, Kantonsspital Aarau 3Krebsliga Aargau 4Klinische Forschung Aargau Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 1 Warum diese Studie? • wenig psycho-onkologische Coping-Forschung in der Schweiz • wenig Langzeit- / Verlaufsstudien (aufwändig) • Partner meist als Unterstützende einbezogen: Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 2 Warum diese Studie? Partner als Supporter oder Mitbetroffene Support Partner Patient Interaktion Patient Partner Dyadisches oder Paarcoping Gemeinsamer Umgang mit Belastung Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 3 Presentation Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Method of the Aargau coping study Patients‘ and partners‘ distress Posttraumatic growth and couples‘ relationship Dyadic coping Dyadic coping predicting distress, posttraumatic growth and relationship quality 6. Discussion Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 4 Research Design • Newly diagnosed cancer patients and their partners • Data points: after diagnosis (T1), 6 months (T2), 12 months (T3), 3 years (T4) • Medical data from doctors Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 5 Research Design • Pre-tested, mailed, self-report questionnaire including standardised measures of QoL, coping, relationship: • Anxiety and depression (HADS) Herrmann et al. (1995) • Posttraumatic stress (IES) Horowitz et al. (1979) • Cancer-related fatigue (BFI) Radbruch et al. (2003) • Posttraumatic growth (PGI) Tedeschi & Calhoun (1996) • Dyadic coping (FDCT) Bodenmann, 2000 • Relationship satisfaction (RAS) Hendrick (1981) • 81% questionnaire return rate (overall, rising) • 4/5 neutral or relieving, 1/5 some distress Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 6 Participants: Demographics • • • • 62 cancer patients and their partners 50% female Mean age 58 (range 32-78) Living together for 30 years on average Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 7 Patients: Cancer Diagnoses • Cancer types / stages of disease: CH clinically representative sample Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 8 Tumorlokalisation Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 9 Initialstadium der Krebserkrankung Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 10 Patients: Treatment, Course • Initial treatment scope: 61% curative • Course of disease 3 y after diagnosis: remission 82%, stable/partial remission 8%, progression 10%. • Treatments in 3 years: surgery 72%, chemo 63%, radiation 48%, hormones 31%; multimodal therapy 63%. Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 11 Presentation Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Method of the Aargau coping study Patients‘ and partners‘ distress Posttraumatic growth and couples‘ relationship Dyadic coping Dyadic coping predicting distress, posttraumatic growth and relationship quality 6. Discussion Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 12 Anxiety patients (m) patients (f) general population 9 partners (m) partners (f) 8 7 6 5 4 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m on th s 6 di ag no si s 3 13 Depression patients (m) patients (f) general population 7 partners (m) partners (f) 6 5 4 3 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no s is on th s 2 14 Posttraumatic Symptoms patients (m) patients (f) partners (m) partners (f) Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no s is on th s 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 15 Prevalence of Clinically Significant Distress 3 Years After Diagnosis Female Male Female Male Patients Patients Partners Partners Anxiety HADS > 10 Depression HADS > 8 PTSD IES estimate Severe fatigue BFI > 7 3% 3% 23% 7% 0% 6% 10% 4% 0% 0% 3% 0% 30% 6% 13% 22% Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 16 Distress: Summary • Patients and partners reported relatively steady distress scores over the 3-year term, except for the time shortly after diagnosis. • Most scores were around general population norms, except for female partners who showed elevated distress levels; and female patients showing low depression scores after 1 year. • Even 3 years after diagnosis, severe fatigue is a concern for many patients as well as partners. Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 17 Presentation Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Method of the Aargau coping study Patients‘ and partners‘ distress Posttraumatic growth and couples‘ relationship Dyadic coping Dyadic coping predicting distress, posttraumatic growth and relationship quality 6. Discussion Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 18 Posttraumatic Growth Posttraumatisches Wachstum, persönliche Reifung, Sinnfindung = subjektive Erfahrung positiver Veränderung nach belastendem Ereignis Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 19 Posttraumatic Growth • „Ich habe ein neues Gefühl dafür, wie wichtig mir mein Leben ist.“ • „Ich entwickelte einen Sinn für die Verbundenheit mit Anderen.“ • Positive Veränderungen bzgl.: Neue Möglichkeiten; Beziehungen; Wertschätzung des Lebens; Persönliche Stärke; Religion/Spiritualität Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 20 Posttraumatic Growth patients (m) patients (f) traumatised controls 70 partners (m) partners (f) 65 60 55 50 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no s is on th s 45 21 Relationsship Satisfaction (RAS) patients partners 5 4.5 4 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no s is on th s 3.5 22 Dyadic Coping Evaluation (FDCT) patients partners norm 4.5 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no si s on th s 3.5 23 Posttraumatic Growth and Couples‘ Relationship : Summary • Patients and partners reported steady scores for PG and relationship measures over the 3-year term. • Female patients indicated elevated PG as compared to male patients and partners. Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 24 Presentation Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Method of the Aargau coping study Patients‘ and partners‘ distress Posttraumatic growth and couples‘ relationship Dyadic coping Dyadic coping predicting distress, posttraumatic growth and relationship quality 6. Discussion Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 25 Dyadic Coping: Operationalization • FDCT-N (Bodenmann, 2000), • 41 items, 21 original subscales (including own and partner‘s coping with stress, from both perspectives) → merged into 4 factors (cronbach‘s alpha = .54 - .91) • Stress communication • Supportive coping (helpful interactions) • Negative coping (unhelpful interactions) • Evaluation of dyadic coping Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 26 Dyadic Coping Patient Partnerin ? Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 27 Dyadic Coping Partner Patientin ? Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 28 Dyadic Coping: Sample Items • Wenn ich gestresst / belastet bin… • bitte ich meinen Partner, Aufgaben zu übernehmen • Auf meine Belastungs- / Stressäusserung… • macht sich mein Partner über meinen Stress lustig • Wenn mein Partner gestress / belastet ist… • teilt er mit, ob er emotionale oder praktische Unterstützung braucht • Auf die Belastungs- / Stressäusserung meines Partners… • ziehe ich mich zurück • Mit Belastungen, die uns beide betreffen… • tauschen wir unsere Gefühle dazu aus Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 29 Couples‘ Stress Communication patient's view partner's view norm 3.5 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no s is on th s 2.5 30 Couples‘ Supportive Coping patient's view partner's view norm 4 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no si s on th s 3 31 Couples‘ Negative Dyadic Coping patient's view partner's view norm 2.5 Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler m on th s 36 m on th s 12 m 6 di ag no s is on th s 1.5 32 Dyadic Coping: Summary • Patients and partners reported a relatively steady dyadic coping style over the 3-year term. • Exception 1: Elevated rates shortly after diagnosis for • Supportive coping • Exception 2: Deterioration from 6 months onward in • Stress communication Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 33 Presentation Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Method of the Aargau coping study Patients‘ and partners‘ distress Posttraumatic growth and couples‘ relationship Dyadic coping Dyadic coping predicting distress, posttraumatic growth and relationship quality 6. Discussion Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 34 Multivariate General Linear Model (GLM) Analyses • Independent variables: DC, means of T1, T2, T3 • Stress communication • Supportive coping • Negative coping • Control variable: • Age • (stage of disease: no sig. correlation with dependents) • Dependent variables: T4 • Anxiety and Depression (HADS) • Posttraumatic stress (IES) • Fatigue (BFI) • Posttraumatic growth (PGI) • • Relationship satisfaction (RAS) Dyadic coping evaluation (FDCT) Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 35 Criteria Predictors Anxiety Posttraumatic Stress Relationship Satisfaction Dyadic Coping Evaluation + ∑** / m** / f** + ∑** + ∑** + ∑* / m* + ∑* / m* + ∑* / f* - ∑* Stress Communication Supportive Dyadic Doping Negative Dyadic Coping Posttraumatic Growth + m* / f** + m** / f** + m* + m* - m** / f** - ∑* / f* Partner m = male * p ≤ .05 Patient f = female **p ≤ .01 ∑ = fe-/ male + / - association Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 36 Presentation Overview 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Method of the Aargau coping study Patients‘ and partners‘ distress Posttraumatic growth and couples‘ relationship Dyadic coping Dyadic coping predicting distress, posttraumatic growth and relationship quality 6. Discussion Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 37 General Summary • Female partners are at high-risk for elevated distress over the full 3-year term. • Substantial prevalence of severe fatigue 3 years after cancer diagnosis. • Female patients low depression & high PG, most pronounced 1 year after cancer diagnosis. • Supportive coping predicted more posttraumatic growth, and better relationship quality; negative coping predicted higher distress, and poorer relationship quality. Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 38 Implications for Research • Long-term research looking at dyadic coping with chronic or lethal illness might help understand individual adjustment processes. • Why do female patients experience less depression, and more posttraumatic growth? • Better understanding of the cancer-related fatigue concept is required. Further long-term research in this field is necessary. Interdisciplinarity! Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 39 Clinical Implications • Cancer patients‘ women should routinely be included in cancer care: high risk-group for psychological strain. • Cancer patients and their partners should be instructed about dyadic coping possibilities and pitfalls. Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 40 Special Thanks go to… • • • • • • • • • All participants for their being dedicated Kantonsspital Aarau: esp. Institut für Pathologie, PD R.H. Laeng, and oncologists at the Zentrum für Onkologie/Hämatologie, Frauenklinik, Innere Medizin, Chirurgie, Urologie, HNO Regionalspitäler / Onkologen / Hausärzte im Kanton AG Onkologische Praxis H. Michel / B. Berger, Schaffhausen Onkologische Praxis U. Müller, Sargans J. Skorek, Bündner Krebsliga B. Leuthold, Krebsliga St. Gallen-Appenzell Sponsors You, for your attention Dr. phil. Alfred Künzler 41