Objective: To assess the perceptions of breast cancer patients and their spouses regarding
each other's way of coping with the illness, and their associations with psychological and …

Aim. To identify the psychosocial needs of breast‐cancer patients and their relatives along
with factors affecting these needs and to develop a tentative model to guide further research …

Background: Husbands of patients with breast cancer (HBCs) experience as much as or
even more distress than patients. Husbands' coping strategies may predict their level of …

Objectives Breast cancer (BC) can be understood as a we‐disease, which affects a couple
as a unit and requires coping as a unit (eg, common dyadic coping, CDC). However …

This study examined the role of family and friend support in moderating the association
between partner unsupportive behaviors and avoidance coping and coping efficacy …

Purpose Distress caused by cancer may have an important impact on the quality of a
couple's relationship. This investigation examined perceived relationship changes in a …

Objective A diagnosis of cancer and subsequent treatment are distressing not only for the
person directly affected, but also for their intimate partner. The aim of this review is to (a) …

Early breast cancer affects one in every nine women along with their families. Advances in
screening and biomedical interventions have changed the face of breast cancer from a …

This cross-sectional study assessed 3 ways of providing spousal support. Active
engagement means involving the patient in discussions and using constructive problem …

Background: Young women are confronted with the same consequences of cancer as older
women are. In addition, they face problems specifically related to their age, such as their …