Key result
Patients diagnosed with ovarian tumors reported significantly higher levels of anxiety compared to their partners (mean score 5.6 vs 4.4, p=0.01), while positive psychological changes showed no association with anxiety or depression in either group.
Population
130 Dutch couples where one partner was diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumor or ovarian cancer between…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
Cross-sectional (average 6 years post-diagnosis)
Authors
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Patients may need prioritized anxiety support over partners; cross-sectional data leaves open whether positive psychological changes influence distress trajectories.
Cross-Sectional (n=260)
Yes
Absolute Event Rate: 5.6% vs 4.4%
p-value: p=0.01
Positive psychological changes following an ovarian tumor diagnosis appear to be an independent construct unrelated to the high levels of anxiety and depression experienced by patients and their partners.
Camara et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Ovarian cancer and borderline ovarian tumors (n=260). Patient status (vs Partner status) vs. Partners of patients was evaluated on Anxiety score (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) (p=0.01). Patients diagnosed with ovarian tumors reported significantly higher levels of anxiety compared to their partners (mean score 5.6 vs 4.4, p=0.01), while positive psychological changes showed no association with anxiety or depression in either group.
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