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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019

"…It might not have occurred to my husband that this woman, his wife who is taking care of him has some emotional needs as well…": the unheard voices of partners of Black African and Black Caribbean men with prostate cancer.

O Bamidele, B M Lagan, H McGarvey, D Wittmann, E McCaughan

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A Scoping Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025
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  6. Health-related quality of life in ethnically diverse Black prostate cancer survivors: a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

O BamideleInstitute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK. Bamidele-O@ulster.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2235-9463
B M LaganInstitute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5536-394X
H McGarveySchool of Nursing, Ulster University, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9145-8778
D WittmannDepartment of Urology, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Rd Bldg. 16, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA.
E McCaughanInstitute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2741-7036
University of Ulster · GBUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Ulster University Vice Chancellor's Research Scholarship (VCRS)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvidence suggests that partners of men with prostate cancer (CaP) experience greater psychosocial distress compared with men themselves. However, the experiences of partners of high-risk (1 in 4) Black African (BA) and Black Caribbean (BC) men with CaP remain poorly understood as existing research has predominantly focused on Caucasian populations. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring partners' experience and support needs as influenced both by the specific impacts of CaP, treatment side effects and socio-cultural context.

methodsUsing a constructivist grounded theory approach, eight face-to-face, two Skype and one telephone interviews were conducted with eligible partners (n = 11). The interviews were analysed using constant comparison following key stages of open, focused and theoretical coding.

resultsThree broad categories emerged which described participants' experiences: 'partner in the passenger seat', 'care-giving on an isolating journey', and 'coping as a partner'. Findings showed that BA and BC cultural marital context influenced how partners experienced and traversed the CaP journey. Peripheral involvement in decision-making, communication restrictions, limited access to support and lack of recognition for their experiences and needs further contributed to partners' psychological and emotional distress.

conclusionsCultural beliefs, behaviours and values should be taken into account when developing psychosocial support for partners and their men with CaP. Specifically providing information focused on partners and including them in the CaP care pathway could help ensure that partners' needs are recognised and improve marital communications. This could potentially help partners and their men to identify acceptable ways of supporting each other throughout the CaP experience.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalAdultAgedBlack PeopleCaregiversCaribbean RegionCommunicationDecision MakingEmotionsFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMarriageMiddle AgedProstatic NeoplasmsBlack AfricanBlack CaribbeanExperienceGrounded theoryPartnersProstate cancerWives

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