Family communication patterns in coping with early breast cancer.

摘要: Diagnosis of a life-threatening disease is majorfamily stressor How family members communicate with each other about the situation and their fears has received little study. The communication patterns 41 couples where woman was newly diagnosed Stage 1 or 2 breast cancer were investigated. Family interviews done atfive points, from time diagnosis to I year later Qualitative grounded theory methods triangulated responses Couple Communication Scale State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Three major types couple discussion fears, doubts, emotional issues seen, based on whether they shared similar different views importance talking. Some talked openly reasonably openly. Others did not talk other, although afew these people. Another group, who held divergent views, demonstrated more problems in Selective open disclosure generally perceived as most satisfactory th...