Interventions for couples

TN Bradbury, G Bodenmann - Annual review of clinical …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Because relationship discord and dissolution are common and costly, interventions are
needed to treat distressed couples and to prevent distress among vulnerable couples. We …

Informal caregiver burden for solid tumour cancer patients: a review and future directions

K Thana, R Lehto, A Sikorskii, G Wyatt - Psychology & Health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Recent shifts in healthcare delivery and treatment for solid tumour cancer patients
have modified the responsibilities of informal caregivers. The objective of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] The family caregiving crisis meets an actual pandemic

EE Kent, KA Ornstein, JN Dionne-Odom - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents unique challenges
to those who work with the seriously ill population, including both health care providers and …

The Dyadic Cancer Outcomes Framework: A general framework of the effects of cancer on patients and informal caregivers

T Thompson, D Ketcher, TF Gray, EE Kent - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
It is widely acknowledged that cancer affects not only patients but also their friends and
family members who provide informal, and typically unpaid, care. Given the dual impact that …

Effects of marital self-disclosure on marital relationship and psychological outcome for cancer patients: a systematic review

Y Zhou, CC Che, MC Chong, H Zhao, Y Lu - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Literature on marital self-disclosure interventions for cancer patients lacks
consistency in methodology and content. Moreover, the impact of such interventions on …

[HTML][HTML] Person with heart failure and care partner dyads: current knowledge, challenges, and future directions: state-of-the-art review

JT Bidwell, C Conway, V Babicheva, CS Lee - Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there has been substantial growth in heart failure (HF) research that
focuses on persons with HF and their care partners (family members or other close friends …

The challenges of enrollment and retention: a systematic review of psychosocial behavioral interventions for patients with cancer and their family caregivers

L Song, Y Qan'ir, T Guan, P Guo, S Xu, A Jung… - Journal of pain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Context Psychosocial behavioral interventions (PBIs) that target patients with
cancer and their caregivers face challenges in participant enrollment and retention …

[HTML][HTML] Healthy moves to improve lifestyle behaviors of cancer survivors and their spouses: feasibility and preliminary results of intervention efficacy

CL Carmack, NH Parker, W Demark-Wahnefried… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spouses offer a primary source of support and may provide critical assistance for behavior
change. A diet-exercise intervention previously found efficacious in improving cancer …

In it together: A qualitative meta-synthesis of common and unique psychosocial stressors and adaptive coping strategies of persons with young-onset dementia and …

S Bannon, M Reichman, P Popok, J Wagner… - The …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives The common and unique psychosocial stressors and
adaptive coping strategies of people with young-onset dementia (PWDs) and their …

[HTML][HTML] Talking but not always understanding: couple communication about infertility concerns after cancer

A Hawkey, JM Ussher, J Perz, C Parton - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Cancer related infertility can have an impact on couple relationships, with
evidence that couple communication facilitates coping. However, little is known about the …