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Psychoeducational group intervention for wives of men with prostate cancer . OBJECTIVE The effects of a 6-week psychoeducational group intervention on the distress , coping , personal growth , and marital communication of wives of men diagnosed with prostate cancer were evaluated using a randomized clinical trial . METHODS Sixty wives completed measures prior to random assignment to either the psychoeducational group intervention or a no-treatment control group , and 1 month after completion of the group . RESULTS No differences with regard to wives ' general distress or cancer-specific distress were noted . In comparison with the control group , participants receiving the intervention perceived that having a spouse with prostate cancer had made positive contributions to their lives , reported gains in the use of positive reappraisal coping and reductions in denial coping . CONCLUSION Although the psychoeducational intervention did not result in changes in psychological distress , improvements in adaptive coping and indicators of psychological growth were found . The utility of group interventions for spouses of men with prostate cancer is discussed .
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Intervention_Educational
Psychoeducational group intervention
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Intervention_Educational
psychoeducational group intervention
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Intervention_Educational
psychoeducational group intervention
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Intervention_Control
no-treatment control group
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Intervention_Educational
psychoeducational intervention
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Outcome_Mental
general distress or cancer-specific distress
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Outcome_Mental
positive reappraisal coping
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Outcome_Mental
denial coping .
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Outcome_Mental
psychological distress
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Outcome_Mental
adaptive coping and indicators of psychological growth
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Participant_Condition
prostate cancer
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Participant_Sex
men
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Participant_Condition
diagnosed with prostate cancer
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Participant_Sample-size
Sixty
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Participant_Sex
wives
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Participant_Condition
prostate cancer