CARESS: Couples' Arousal Relationship Satisfaction Survey

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to assess psychosocial factors (anxiety, depression, body image, fear of recurrence, arousal, libido, erection) simultaneously at an individual level to determine which has the greatest influence on couples' satisfaction. We believe that by identifying patterns of psychosocial adaptation associated with poor relationship satisfaction, we can target couples at risk for significant relationship stress. Through adjusting expectations, psychosocial education, and couples' counseling as necessary, we can improve the HRQOL enjoyed by PCa survivors and their partners. Progress-To-Date: Dr. Krupski's transfer to UVA necessitated a transfer of the grant and IRB approval from UVA as well as amended IRB approval at Duke. This ended up being a tedious process. The grant was transferred from Duke to UVA on January 23, 2010. We then had to negotiate a subcontract to Duke, this was approved by DOD on The fully executed modification of the basic award and transfer to Contract Specialist is Mr. Christopher Baker, christopher.l.baker@amedd.army.mil, 301-619-2332 occurred May 14, 2010. We then had to arrange a subcontract between Duke and UVA. This was sent from UVA to Duke until August 6, 2010 and not finalized at Duke until November of 2010. This delay occurred because Vladimir Mouraviev transferred institutions and Dr. Polascik's effort was adjusted to compensate. The first focus group was held on Jan 14t, 2011. The moderators met with 4 couples as 1 couple cancelled at the last minute due to weather. The patients met in one room and the partners in another. They spoke as a group for 2 hours. The audio recordings are currently being transcribed. We have identifed the need to "back up" couples now that we experienced a last minute cancellation. We also had some difficulty amplifying the Snowball recording via Camtasia studio program. These details appear to be ironed out now. The second focus group is tentatively scheduled for February 25th 2011.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA541204

Entities

People

  • Thomas Polascik
  • Tracey Krupski

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Counseling
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Depression
  • Education
  • Literature Surveys
  • Neoplasms
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Quality Of Life
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Storage
  • Surveys
  • Validation

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