Despite the importance of both members of the adult patient–care partner dyad, a majority of
research on illness management is focused on the patient or the care partner. The basic …

Highlights•The importance of viewing chronic illness in the context of dyadic relationships is
discussed.•Models with implicit interventions to improve couples' coping with chronic illness …

In this chapter, the authors address several issues in the conceptualization and study of
dyadic coping with specific illustrations from the literature on couples coping with illness …

Objective: Chronic physical illness affects not only patients but also their partners. Dyadic
coping (DC)—the ways couples cope in dealing with a stressor such as chronic illness—has …

Management of chronic illness by couples, within the context of their lives, has the potential
to become problematic, especially if the illness is severe. Working together collaboratively …

Self-management of a chronic illness involves not only monitoring symptoms, adhering to
medication regimens, and keeping medical appointments but also making and maintaining …

This chapter reviews current theoretical frameworks on dyadic coping processes among
couples coping with the stresses of chronic illness. These frameworks are set in their …

Intervention research for couples and families managing chronic health problems is in an
early developmental stage. We reviewed randomized clinical trials of family interventions for …

Objectives To describe caregiving and relationship challenges in cancer and the state of the
science of dyadic interventions that target survivors and caregivers. Data Sources Narrative …

In this article, a family systems theoretical framework is described for understanding the
reciprocal relationships between chronic illness in a family member and the structure and …