ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2015
For better or for worse: a longitudinal study on dyadic coping and quality of life among couples with a partner suffering from COPD.
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- Dyadic Coping in Couples Facing Chronic Physical Illness: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- The Relationship of Dyadic Coping With Emotional Functioning and Quality of the Relationship in Couples Facing Cancer-A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Dyadic Coping in Couples: A Conceptual Integration and a Review of the Empirical Literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- Togetherness in Couples Living With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Interpretive Interview Study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Article
- Cost-utility analysis of home mechanical ventilation compared to hospital settings in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2026Article
- Dyadic coping and well-being in early-stage dementia couples.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Change trajectory of dyadic coping and subjective well-being in patients with malignant bone tumors based on cross-lagged panel model and latent growth model: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Trajectories and Interactions of Dyadic Coping and Depression in Patients After Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic stroke: A Longitudinal Study in China.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Couples and concealable chronic illness: Investigating couples' communication, coping, and relational well-being over time.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2024Article
- Predicting the dyadic coping through self-esteem among infertile couples undergoingFrontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Partners matter: The psychosocial well-being of couples when dealing with endometriosis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- Thematic Analysis of Dyadic Coping in Couples With Young-Onset Dementia.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Parent-Child Dyadic Coping and Quality of Life in Chronically Diseased Children.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Dyadic coping mediates the effects of attachment on quality of life among couples facing ovarian cancer.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Does Dyadic Coping Predict Couples' Postpartum Psychosocial Adjustment? A Dyadic Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Benefits of the 'village': a qualitative exploration of the patient experience of COPD in rural Australia.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Anxiety, depression and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and caregivers: an actor-partner interdependence model analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Strategies of Dyadic Coping and Self-Regulation in the Family Homes of Chronically Ill Persons: A Qualitative Research Study Using the Emotional Map of the Home Interview Method.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Dyadic Coping, Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, and Depressive Symptoms Among Parents of Preschool Children.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
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Abstract
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, impairments of dyadic coping are associated with reduced quality of life. However, existing studies have a cross-sectional design. The present study explores changes in dyadic coping over time and its long-term effects on quality of life of both patients suffering from COPD and their partners. Dyadic coping, psychological distress, health-related quality of life, and exercise capacity were assessed in 63 patients suffering from COPD with their partners, at baseline and 3-year-follow-up. Correlation analyses and actor-partner interdependence models (APIMs) were conducted. Patients' delegated dyadic coping (taking over tasks) and common dyadic coping (mutual coping efforts when both partners are stressed) rated by the spouses decreased. Correlation analyses showed that patients' quality of life at follow-up was positively influenced by partners' stress communication (signaling stress). Partners' quality of life at follow-up was negatively influenced by patients' negative dyadic coping (reacting superficially, ambivalently or hostilely) and positively influenced by partners' delegated dyadic coping rated by patients (taking over tasks). APIMs mostly supported these results. It seems important that both partners communicate about stress and provide appropriate instrumental and emotional support to maintain quality of life.
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