ArticleHealth psychology open2016
'I-We' boundary fluctuations in couple adjustment to rectal cancer and life with a permanent colostomy.
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- Couples' experiences with ostomy due to colorectal cancer in one of the partners: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- Supportive Intervention for Unmet Needs Among Breast Cancer Patients and Their Spousal Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2026Article
- The correlation between intimate relationship, self-disclosure, and adaptability among colorectal cancer enterostomy patients.Medicine · 2021Observational
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Abstract
This study investigates couples' adjustment to rectal cancer and a colostomy using the 'Classification System of Couple Adjustment to Cancer', a framework delineating fluctuations in couples' sense of 'I' and 'We' in response to cancer. Nine couples affected by rectal cancer and adjusting to life with a colostomy were interviewed. A theoretical thematic analysis of the transcripts was conducted; nearly all 'I-We' shifts of the Classification System of Couple Adjustment to Cancer were observed - often in unique ways in response to rectal cancer-specific challenges - and one new shift was described. The results provide a novel and experientially grounded means of conceptualizing complex dyadic coping processes.
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