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Couples Coping with Cancer
Who can participate in the study?
Breast cancer patients and their spouse/significant others who:
- Are married or in a committed relationship.
- Have internet access available at home.
You and your partner will be asked to complete the following on two occasions, within 1-month of your surgery and again 6-months later:
- Complete a 30-minute questionnaire.
- Complete a brief internet-based questionnaire (approximately 8-minutes) nightly for 1-week.
- Some couples may be asked to participate in a videotaped interview.
- Learn about how cancer is affecting your daily life and relationships.
- Help health care professionals better understand how patients and their spouses/significant others cope with cancer.
- Couples will receive compensation for participating.
You may contact us at the University of Delaware’s Coping with Cancer Office at: (302) 831-8188 or email us at cancerstudy@psych.udel.edu
Women Coping with Breast Cancer
Who can participate in the study?Breast cancer women who:- Have internet access available at home.
You will be asked to complete the following on one occasion, within 1-month of your surgery:
- Complete a 30-minute questionnaire.
- Complete a brief internet-based questionnaire (approximately 8-minutes) nightly for 1-week.
- Learn about how cancer is affecting your daily life and relationships.
- Help health care professionals better understand how patients cope with cancer.
- Patients will receive compensation for participating.
You may contact us at the University of Delaware’s Coping with Cancer Office at: (302) 831-8188 or email us at cancerstudy@psych.udel.edu