Effect of couple-centered mental intervention on marital quality and subjective happiness in young-and middle-aged breast cancer patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2017.03.006
- VernacularTitle:以夫妻为中心心理干预对乳腺癌术后中青年患者婚姻质量和主观幸福感的影响
- Author:
Shaofeng ZHANG
;
Aiping YU
;
Xiaojuan CHEN
- Keywords:
breast cancer;
mental intervention;
marital quality;
subjective happiness
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2017;16(3):23-26
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the influence of couple-centered mental intervention on marital quality and subjective happiness among young-and middle-aged breast cancer patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy.Methods A total of 100 postoperative young-and middle-aged breast cancer patients were divided into observation group (n=50) and control group (n=50) using random digit number table according to the order of hospitalization.The patients in the observation group were given the couple-based mental intervention,and the control were given the routine mental intervention only.The marital quality and subjective happiness between the 2 groups were evaluated and compared by Olson marital quality questionnaire and Memorial University of Newfoundland scale of happiness (MUNSH) respectively before intervention and 6 months after intervention.Result After intervention,both the score of marital quality and subjective happiness in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜ 0.05).Conclusion The enforcement of couple-centered mental intervention among the young-and middle-aged breast cancer patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy can significantly improve the marital quality and subjective happiness.
