Marital status and perceived stress in men with advanced prostate cancer: A randomized-controlled trial of cognitive behavioral stress management.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Relationship status predicts numerous outcomes among medical populations. Few interventions evaluate the role of marital status on response to psychosocial treatment, and no such studies exist within advanced prostate cancer (APC). This study examined whether marital status modified the effect of a cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention on perceived stress.

Methods

Men with APC (N = 190) were randomized to 10-week CBSM or a health promotion (HP) intervention (#NCT03149185). The Perceived Stress Scale assessed perceived stress at baseline and 12-month follow-up. Medical status and sociodemographics were captured at enrollment.

Results

Participants were mostly White (59.5%), non-Hispanic (97.4%), heterosexual (97.4%) men, 66.8% of whom were

SUBMITTER: Walsh EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023351 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature