Partners of long-term gynaecologic cancer survivors: Psychiatric morbidity, psychosexual outcomes and supportive care needs

Abstract

Objective: To describe long-term psychological morbidity, unmet supportive care needs, positive changes, sexual outcomes and relationship satisfaction in partners of gynaecologic cancer survivors, as compared with respective survivors. Method: Self-report measures were administered to a cross-sectional sample of 68 partners recruited via patient survivors. Results: Rates of depression and anxiety among partners were 8.8% and 10.3%, respectively. Anxiety was higher among survivors than partners (P = 0.003). Partners reported a mean of 3.25 unmet needs and 48.5% had at least one unmet need. At least one positive change was reported by 66.2% of partners. Greater number of unmet needs was the mo..