Participation in questionnaire studies among couples affected by breast cancer

Helene Terp; Nina Rottmann; Pia Veldt Larsen; Mariët Hagedoorn; Henrik Flyger; Niels Kroman; Christoffer Johansen; Susanne Dalton; Dorte Gilså Hansen

doi:10.1007/s00520-014-2554-z

Participation in questionnaire studies among couples affected by breast cancer

Helene Terp, Nina Rottmann, Pia Veldt Larsen, Mariët Hagedoorn, Henrik Flyger, Niels Kroman, Christoffer Johansen, Susanne Dalton, Dorte Gilså Hansen

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Participation bias may be a problem in couple-based psychosocial studies. Therefore, it is important to investigate the characteristics associated with participation. The aim of this study was to analyze whether participation in a longitudinal psychosocial questionnaire study among couples affected by breast cancer was associated with socioeconomic, breast cancer-specific, and other health-related characteristics of the patients and partners.

METHODS: The analyzes are based on 2254 couples who were invited to participate in a nationwide survey on psychosocial adjustment among couples dealing with breast cancer. Participating couples (N = 792) were compared with non-participating couples (N = 1462) with regard to socioeconomic and health-related characteristics obtained from nationwide clinical and administrative registers.

RESULTS: Associations were seen between various socioeconomic variables and couple participation. The patient characteristics older age (OR = 0.15 [95 % CI = 0.07-0.55]), low education (OR = 1.95 [95 % CI = 1.46-2.68]), disability pension (OR = 0.59 [95 % CI = 0.39-0.55]), or non-western ethnicity (OR = 0.36 [95 % CI = 0.15-0.82]) reduced couple participation. The partner characteristics older age (OR = 0.23 [95 % CI = 0.15-0.43]), low education (OR = 1.67 [95 % CI = 1.25-2.22]), receiving disability pension (OR = 0.46 [95 % CI = 0.25-0.82]), non-western ethnicity (OR = 0.17 [95 % CI = 0.06-0.49]), or high morbidity (OR = 0.76 [95 % CI = 0.60-0.96]) also reduced couple participation. Furthermore, couples with low income (OR = 1.49 [95 % CI = 1.16-1.95]) had reduced participation. No associations were found between couple participation and breast cancer-related variables.

CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic characteristics of patients and partners, and morbidity of partners may influence participation in couple-based psychosocial breast cancer research. Breast cancer-related characteristics do not seem to influence participation.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Vol/bind	23
Udgave nummer	7
Sider (fra-til)	1907-16
ISSN	0941-4355
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2554-z
Status	Udgivet - 2015

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Terp, H., Rottmann, N., Larsen, P. V., Hagedoorn, M., Flyger, H., Kroman, N., Johansen, C., Dalton, S., & Hansen, D. G. (2015). Participation in questionnaire studies among couples affected by breast cancer. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 23(7), 1907-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2554-z

Terp, H, Rottmann, N, Larsen, PV, Hagedoorn, M, Flyger, H , Kroman, N , Johansen, C, Dalton, S & Hansen, DG 2015, 'Participation in questionnaire studies among couples affected by breast cancer', Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, bind 23, nr. 7, s. 1907-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2554-z

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