Background: This study aimed to examine whether dyadic coping (DC) is associated with
relationship satisfaction (RS) among couples facing cardiac diseases. Furthermore, the …

Managing cardiac illness is not easy because it dramatically disrupts people's daily life and
both the patient and his/her spouse are at risk for experiencing distress, which, in turn, may …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between attachment security
and health outcomes of cardiac patients and their spouses. Dyadic coping and relationship …

Objective Changes in couples' relationship quality are common post-cardiac event but it is
unclear how relationship quality is linked to patients' and spouses' quality of life (QoL). The …

Objective The study aimed to test whether the presence of a partner was always beneficial to
people with cardiac disease and how different types of partner behaviors promoted or …

Objectives: The fact that spousal support is not always beneficial for the recipient continues
to intrigue researchers in the dyadic support field. One possible explanation for this …

Background Heart failure (HF) patient-caregiver dyads experience severe psychological
problems, such as anxiety and depression. A variable that has been found to be associated …

Background High levels of perceived control and lower levels of depressive symptoms are
associated with better well-being in both patients with heart failure and their spouses at an …

The literature on coping with illness has for many years viewed only the patients as the focal
point of attention and support, and only recently have the needs of patients' caregivers been …

Introduction: While much research has focused on supporting patients' psychological
recovery after an acute cardiac event, relatively little attention has been given to the …