Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To assess differences in ways women with breast cancer
evaluate their own quality of life (QOL) compared to perceptions of their partners and to …

Objective: Information about psychological intervention with couples coping with breast
cancer is not well-disseminated. This can be explained, at least in part, by the absence of …

The purpose of this review article is to assess the available scientific evidence on the effects
of couples‐based psychosocial interventions for couples when one spouse faces cancer …

Most studies have been concerned with the experiences and needs of women with breast
cancer and spouses/partners separately. In this review, the relationship dynamics that …

Background Cancer diagnosis and treatment represent a real upheaval both for the patient
and for his or her life partner. Adjustment to cancer has been widely studied at the individual …

This study's goals were to examine coping strategies of women and their male partners as
predictors of change in women's adjustment over the year following breast cancer treatment …

Objectives Cancer not only affects the patient but also the partner. In fact, couples may react
as a unit rather than as individuals while coping with cancer (ie, dyadic coping). We …

Objective: Understanding the concerns of cancer survivors is essential for effective
interventions. This study was designed to identify the primary concerns of dyads coping with …

Objective Spouses who are the major source of social support for married breast cancer
patients sometimes do not know how to support the patient effectively. This study aimed to …

The purpose of the present study was to apply Berg and Upchurch's (2007) developmental-
conceptual model to understand better how couples cope with cancer. Specifically, we …