Clinical Focus ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 822-826.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2022.09.011

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Effects of dual coping intervention on coping ability and marital adjustment of young adult patients with breast cancer and their spouses

Gu Jiahua, Wu Qi()   

  1. Department of Breast, the International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital of China welfare institute, Shanghai 200030, China
  • Received:2022-06-11 Online:2022-09-20 Published:2022-11-21
  • Contact: Wu Qi E-mail:wuoq61145@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the effect of dual coping intervention on coping ability and marital adjustment of young adult patients with breast cancer and their spouses. Methods The young ault postoperative patients with breast cancer and their spouses (n=80 pairs), who visited the Department of Breast, the International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital of China welfare institute (June 2021 to September 2021) were randomized to recevie conventional care (control group, n=40 pairs) or dual coping intervention + conventional care (observation group, n=40 pairs) for 4 months, aiming to compare intergroup coping ability and marital adjustment.Results Before intervention, the two groups had insignificant differences in the total scores and dimension scores of the dyadic coping inventory (DCI) scale and Locke-Wollance marital adjustment scale (LWMAS) (all P>0.05); after intervention, the observation group had significantly higher total scores and dimension scores of DCI scale and LWMAS than the control group (all P<0.05).Conclusion Dual coping intervention can improve the coping ability and marital adjustment of young adult patients with breast cancer and their spouses, which contributes to the improvements in marital quality and happiness.

Key words: breast neoplasms, binary coping, coping ability, marital adjustment

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