Psychoeducational group intervention for wives of men with prostate cancer.

Objective: The effects of a 6-week psychoeducational group intervention on the distress, coping, personal growth, and marital communication of wives of men diagnosed with prostate cancer were evaluated using a randomized clinical trial.

Methods: Sixty wives completed measures prior to random assignment to either the psychoeducational group intervention or a no-treatment control group, and 1 month after completion of the group.

Results: No differences with regard to wives' general distress or cancer-specific distress were noted.