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Emotional processes in partners’ quality of life at various stages of breast cancer pathway: a longitudinal study. Qual Life Res 2022; 32:1085-1094. [PMID: 36418525 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03298-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Several studies have shown that emotional competence (EC) impacts cancer adjustment via anxiety and depression symptoms. The objective was to test this model for the quality of life (QoL) of partners: first, the direct effect of partners' EC on their QoL, anxiety and depression symptoms after cancer diagnosis (T1), after chemotherapy (T2) and after radiotherapy (T3); Second, the indirect effects of partners' EC at T1 on their QoL at T2 and T3 through anxiety and depression symptoms. METHODS 192 partners of women with breast cancer completed a questionnaire at T1, T2 and T3 to assess their EC (PEC), anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS) and QoL (Partner-YW-BCI). Partial correlations and regression analyses were performed to test direct and indirect effects of EC on issues. RESULTS EC at T1 predicted fewer anxiety and depression symptoms at each time and all dimensions of QoL, except for career management and financial difficulties. EC showed different significant indirect effects (i.e. via anxiety or depression symptoms) on all sub-dimensions of QoL, except for financial difficulties, according to the step of care pathway (T2 and T3). Anxiety and depression played a different role in the psychological processes that influence QoL. CONCLUSION Findings confirm the importance of taking emotional processes into account in the adjustment of partners, especially regarding their QoL and the support they may provide to patients. It, thus, seems important to integrate EC in future health models and psychosocial interventions focused on partners or caregivers.
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Baudry AS, Yakimova S, Congard A, Untas A, Guiu S, Lefeuvre-Plesse C, Loustalot C, Guillemet C, Segura-Djezzar C, Savoye AM, Coussy F, Frenel JS, Vanlemmens L, Christophe V. Adjustment of young women with breast cancer after chemotherapy: A mediation model of emotional competence via emotional distress. Psychooncology 2022; 31:848-855. [PMID: 34989072 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Emotional competence (EC) is considered a substantial resource in the adjustment of cancer patients, especially via its effect on anxiety and depression symptoms. This research aimed at assessing the impact of intrapersonal EC in young women (≤45 years) with breast cancer (YWBC) on their specific quality of life (i.e. subjective experience related to daily difficulties and perceived repercussions of the disease and treatments) related to chemotherapy, via anxiety and depression symptoms. METHODS Two hundred fifty YWBC from 24 French centers completed a self-reported questionnaire after diagnosis (T1) and after the chemotherapy phase (T2), comprising the Young Women Breast Cancer Inventory, the Profile of EC and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The indirect effect of EC (T1) on subjective experience (T2) via anxiety and depression symptoms (T2) was tested using regressions and the Macro PROCESS. RESULTS Emotional competence predicted fewer anxiety and depression symptoms at T1 and T2, and a better subjective experience at T2 via fewer anxiety and depression symptoms. Depression symptoms appeared to be a stronger mediator than anxiety symptoms on four dimensions (Support from close relatives, feeling of couple cohesion, body image and sexuality, management of children and everyday life), whereas anxiety symptoms appeared to be a stronger mediator on two dimensions (negative affectivity and apprehension about the future, deterioration of relationships). CONCLUSIONS These results support the importance of developing psycho-affective interventions to reinforce the EC of YWBC during chemotherapy in order to facilitate the cognitive and emotional processes necessary for a better adjustment and subjective experience.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anne-Sophie Baudry
- Pôle Cancérologie et Spécialités Médicales - Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France.,Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, Lille, France.,Human and Social Sciences Department - Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche PsyCLÉ, EA 3273, Marseille, France
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- Nantes Université, Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire, LPPL, EA 4638, Nantes, France
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, ICM, Montpellier, France.,IRCM, INSERM, Université Montpellier, ICM, Montpellier, France
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- Département d'oncologie Médicale, Institut Curie Hôpital René Huguenin, Saint-Cloud, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, Lille, France.,Human and Social Sciences Department - Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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