The role of positive psychological changes in anxiety and depression of patients with ovarian tumors and their partners: an observational study from the population-based PROFILES registry.
Christopher CamaraM Caroline VosBelle H de RooijJohanna M A PijnenborgDorry BollLonneke V van de Poll-FranseNicole Paulina Maria EzendamPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)
Based on these findings, positive psychological change seems to be an independent construct unrelated to anxiety or depression in couples diagnosed with ovarian tumors. Still, as ovarian tumor patients and partners suffer from high anxiety and depression, further research investigating how these feelings can be reduced in couples dealing with an ovarian tumor is necessary.