Marital Satisfaction of Advanced Prostate Cancer Survivors and Their Spousal Caregivers: The Dyadic Effects of Physical and Mental Health

摘要

ObjectiveCoping with the physical and mental side effects of diagnosis and treatment for advanced prostate cancer (APC) is a challenge for both survivors and their spousal caregivers. There is a gap in our current understanding of the dyadic adjustment process on marital satisfaction in this population. The current study sought to: 1) document levels of physical and mental health, and marital satisfaction and 2) evaluate the relationship between physical and mental health with marital satisfaction in this understudied population.