Research concerning distress in couples coping with cancer was integrated using meta-
analysis and narrative critical appraisal. Individual levels of distress were determined more …

Purpose Couples are usually affected by cancer as patient-partner dyads, and they may
react as a unit rather than as individuals, ie, dyadic coping. This paper aims to …

Introduction The present study evaluated intimacy as a mechanism for the effects of
relationship-enhancing (self-disclosure, mutual constructive communication) and …

This textbook aims to provide students with a stimulating alternative to the textbooks
currently available by placing the discipline within the context of the social world and …

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 …

Purpose Despite the high prevalence of prostate cancer, little information is available on the
quality of life of men and their spouses during the phases of illness. This study assessed …

Objective Dyadic coping has an impact on couples' adjustment to breast cancer; however,
there is limited evidence regarding whether dyadic coping influences couples' adjustment to …

Advances in prostate cancer treatments since the 1990s have led to a growing proportion of
patients living with the effects of the cancer. Various challenges face the man and his partner …

The clinical benefits of androgen‐deprivation therapy (ADT) for men with prostate cancer
(PC) have been well documented and include living free from the symptoms of metastases …

Abstract The Social Cognitive Processing Model suggests that talking with others facilitates
cognitive and emotional processing of experiences such as cancer if the social context in …