Helping African American Prostate Cancer Survivors and Their Partners Cope With Challenges After Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Arms (0)

Primary outcomes (6)

1. measure

   Symptom distress in survivors as assessed by the Sexual, Urinary, and Bowel Bother subscales of the Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) (16) at baseline, 2 months, and 5 months

2. measure

   Depressed mood in survivors and partners as assessed by the depression subscale of the Profile of Mood States-SF (POMS-SF, 95) at baseline, 2 months, and 5 months

3. measure

   Quality of life of survivors as assessed by the Physical Well-being, Functional Well-being, and Prostate Cancer subscales of FACT-P (127) at baseline, 2 months, and 5 months

4. measure

   Caregiver strain in partners as assessed by the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) at baseline, 2 months, and 5 months

5. measure

   Self-efficacy for symptom control in survivors and partners as assessed by the Self-Efficacy for Symptom Control Inventory; EPIC; and CSI at baseline, 2 months, and 5 months

6. measure

   Relationship functioning in survivors and partners as assessed by the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (129) and the Miller Social Intimacy Scale (130) at baseline, 2 months, and 5 months