Pain Congruence in Couples with Cancer: Examining the Role of Age and Biopsychosocial Correlates

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dc.contributor.advisorGagliese, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorHaghighi, Paniz
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-14T20:17:04Z
dc.date.available2022-09-14T20:17:04Z
dc.date.copyright2022-02-04
dc.date.issued2022-08-08
dc.date.updated2022-09-14T20:17:03Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractUsing Gauthier’s and Gagliese’s biopsychosocial model as a framework, the present study examined age-related patterns in pain severity and interference congruence in younger and older couples. 59 patients with cancer and their spouse-caregivers (SCs) completed biopsychosocial measures and rated their pain experiences using the Brief Pain Inventory. SCs also rated their partner’s pain. Younger (YC; patient < 60 years old) and older (OC; patient ≥ 60 years old) couples did not differ on pain severity or interference congruence; however, correlates associated with each outcome differed by age group, with many being relational and psychosocial factors. This is the first study to simultaneously examine multiple biological, psychological, and relational correlates in two different pain congruence outcomes separately in younger and older couples. Our findings support Gauthier and Gagliese’s model and highlight the importance of age-tailored pain communication strategies in supporting couples coping with cancer pain.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/39695
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectOncology
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectSocial research
dc.subject.keywordsOncology
dc.subject.keywordsBiopsychosocial
dc.subject.keywordsAging
dc.subject.keywordsCancer
dc.subject.keywordsCouples
dc.subject.keywordsHealth care
dc.subject.keywordsPain
dc.subject.keywordsCommunication
dc.subject.keywordsCongruence
dc.subject.keywordsDyadic research
dc.subject.keywordsSpouses
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsSocial
dc.subject.keywordsCoping
dc.subject.keywordsAdjustment
dc.subject.keywordsQuantitative
dc.subject.keywordsDepression
dc.subject.keywordsAttachment
dc.subject.keywordsConcordance
dc.subject.keywordsEmpathic accuracy
dc.subject.keywordsMarital satisfaction
dc.subject.keywordsRelationships
dc.titlePain Congruence in Couples with Cancer: Examining the Role of Age and Biopsychosocial Correlates
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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