In partners, the results showed significant changes in anxiety
(state) and traumatic stress symptoms according to treatment.
Partners of surgical patients presented lower levels of state anxiety
and traumatic stress when compared with partners of the other
two groups. Scheffé tests revealed that surgical patients had
significant less anxiety (p < 0.013) and traumatic stress (p < 0.028)
than the surgery/chemotherapy group. No differences were found
in partners of patients who received surgery/radiotherapy
compared to partners of patients who received surgery/chemotherapy.
Table 1 shows the results for both patients and partners.