Chris Segrin1, Terry A Badger2, Alla Sikorskii3, Alice Pasvogel2, Karen Weihs3, Ana Maria Lopez4, Pavani Chalasani5. 1. Department of Communication, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA. segrin@u.arizona.edu. 2. College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. 3. Department of Psychiatry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA. 4. Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. 5. University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Cancer diagnosis and treatment can generate substantial distress for both survivors and their family caregivers. The primary aim of this investigation is to test a model of dyadic interdependence in distress experienced by cancer survivors and their caregivers to determine if each influences the other. METHODS: To test this prediction, 209 Latinas with breast cancer and their family caregivers (dyads) were followed for 4 waves of assessment over the course of 6 months. Both psychological (depression, anxiety, perceived stress) and physical (number of symptoms, symptom distress) indicators of distress were assessed. Longitudinal analyses of dyadic data were performed in accordance with the actor-partner interdependence model. RESULTS: Findings indicated that psychological distress was interdependent between cancer survivors and their caregivers over the 6 months of observation. However, there was no such evidence of interdependence on indicators of physical distress. CONCLUSIONS: These findings are consistent with emotional contagion processes and point to the potential importance of caregiver well-being for the welfare of Latina breast cancer survivors.
PURPOSE: Cancer diagnosis and treatment can generate substantial distress for both survivors and their family caregivers. The primary aim of this investigation is to test a model of dyadic interdependence in distress experienced by cancer survivors and their caregivers to determine if each influences the other. METHODS: To test this prediction, 209 Latinas with breast cancer and their family caregivers (dyads) were followed for 4 waves of assessment over the course of 6 months. Both psychological (depression, anxiety, perceived stress) and physical (number of symptoms, symptom distress) indicators of distress were assessed. Longitudinal analyses of dyadic data were performed in accordance with the actor-partner interdependence model. RESULTS: Findings indicated that psychological distress was interdependent between cancer survivors and their caregivers over the 6 months of observation. However, there was no such evidence of interdependence on indicators of physical distress. CONCLUSIONS: These findings are consistent with emotional contagion processes and point to the potential importance of caregiver well-being for the welfare of Latina breast cancer survivors.
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Anxiety; Breast cancer; Caregivers; Depression; Interdependence
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