TABLE 3.

Associations between male partners’ assessment of female patients’ mental burden (other reported assessment) and needs and patients self-assessment of mental burden and needs (Pearson’s correlation).

				Self-assessment of partners
	Patients self-assessment (N = 102) Mean (SD†)	Partner’s assessment of the patient (other reported assessment) (N = 102) Mean (SD†)	p-value	Distress in partners	Anxiety in partners	Depression in partners	Anger in partners	Need for help in partners
Distress+	4.21 (2.81)	5.48 (2.98)	<0.001	0.354**
Anxiety+	4.63 (3.07)	6.18 (3.07)	<0.001	0.247*	0.249*
Depression+	2.62 (3.04)	3.73 (3.34	0.002	0.232*	0.255*	0.282*
Anger+	3.18 (2.99)	3.23 (3.15)	0.890	0.307**	0.341**	0.316**	0.306**
Need for help+	4.00 (2.97)	5.32 (2.99)	<0.001	0.176	0.386**	0.195	0.163	0.235*

**The correlation is significant at a level of p = 0.01 (both sides). *The correlation is significant at a level of p = 0.05 (both sides). ^†SD, Standard deviation. ⁺Measured with the Emotion Thermometer. 0 low distress/need for help – 10 extreme distress/need for help.