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Lead
University of Southern Denmark
With
Odense University Hospital
Ringsted Hospital
University of Copenhagen
Region of Southern Denmark
Danish Cancer Society
The intervention intends to improving the patient and partners well-being, quality of life and their relationship adjustment.
The couples in the intervention group participates i six to eight couple sessions. The sessions is conducted by an experienced psychologist and takes place one to five months after the patients cancer diagnosis. The control group receives usual care.
The framework of the intervention is attachment theory and the psychologists support and advise the couples in talking candidly about their feelings regarding their new life situation with cancer. The psychologist focus on the couples ability to feel comfortable and safe in each others presence.
Age
18–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Women newly diagnosed with a primary breast cancer (in the last 4 weeks)
Women cohabiting with a male partner in a romantic relationship
Patient and partner speaks and reads danish
You may not be if
Patients having a previous cancer diagnosis
Neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer
Previous hospital admission with diagnosed psychotic episodes
Clareo Health | Hand in Hand. Psychological Support and Counseling to Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners
