Sharon L. Manne

TL;DR: Posttraumatic growth among breast cancer patients and their significant others over a 11/2-year time span after diagnosis is evaluated and cognitive and emotional processes in posttraumatic growth are examined.

TL;DR: The authors formulated the relationship intimacy model of couples' psychosocial adaptation to cancer as a first step toward building a framework for researchers and clinicians to inform their work in this area and suggested that the intervention improved patient and partner perceptions of the closeness of their relationship and reduced their distress.

TL;DR: The combination of expert review followed by cognitive interviewing yielded standardized core survey items with good clarity and applicability for measuring sun exposure and sun protection behaviors across a broad range of populations, appropriate for studies tracking morbidity and/or mortality and evaluating prevention program effects.

TL;DR: The negative association between mutual constructive communication and patient distress was stronger for patients with more physical impairment, and patients' perceptions of mutual constructive and demand/withdraw communication were associated with partners' marital satisfaction.

TL;DR: For breast cancer patients, partner disclosure predicted patient feelings of intimacy, because this type of disclosure was associated with greater feelings of acceptance, understanding, and caring.