Adapted Intimacy Enhancement Intervention for the Improvement of Sexual and Psychosocial Outcomes in Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Their Partners

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient is female
• Patient age >= 18 years
• Has a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer (stage IV)
• Has a partner or spouse who is >= 18
• Lives with a romantic partner (same or opposite sex) >= 6 months * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial
• Score of >= 3 on Patient Care Monitor Sexual Concerns screening item * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient or partner is not able to speak and read English, as stated in medical record, as observed by study team member or in self-report
• Patient or partner Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score > 2 OR medically unable to participate as judged by physician/in medical record or by self-report * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial
• Patient or partner has a hearing impairment * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial
• Patient and partner do not have reliable telephone access * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial
• Patient has overt cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disturbance such as suicidal ideation or severe mental illness, as observed or judged by the researcher, physician or referring source, or self-report * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial
• Patient past or current history of any cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer or breast cancer * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial
• Patient is currently participating in couple/marital therapy * Criterion applies only to the intervention trial
• Patient is currently pregnant