ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020
Dyadic quality of life among heterosexual and sexual minority breast cancer survivors and their caregivers.
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05185271 (Adopting Dyad-focused Strategy Training to Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Adopting Dyad-focused Strategy Training to Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers: Intervention Development and a Feasibility Study
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mindfulness-based interventions for addressing sexual function after cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Health outcomes of sexual and gender minorities after cancer: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Beyond breast cancer: mapping unmet needs and advancing an evidence-based framework of survivorship care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- Lesbian and bisexual breast cancer survivors' post-treatment resource needs.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- "Queer people are excellent caregivers, but we're stretched so very thin": Psychosocial wellbeing and impacts of caregiving among LGBTQI cancer carers.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Disparities in health-related quality of life among lesbian, gay, and bisexual cancer survivors.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2023Article
- Adapting a Theory-Informed Intervention to Help Young Adult Couples Cope With Reproductive and Sexual Concerns After Cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Health-related quality of life among colorectal cancer survivors of diverse sexual orientations.Cancer · 2021Article
- Comparing Breast Cancer Experiences and Quality of Life between Lesbian and Heterosexual Women.Cancers · 2021Article
- Impact of Mastectomy on Body Image and Sexuality from a LGBTQ Perspective: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeThe number of informal caregivers to cancer survivors is increasing, and limited information is available about caregivers to sexual minority breast cancer survivors. The purpose of this study was to assess dyadic quality of life among sexual minority cancer survivors and their caregivers compared with heterosexual cancer survivors and their caregivers.
methodsWe recruited 167 survivors of non-metastatic breast cancer of different sexual orientations and their caregivers, who were surveyed via telephone after obtaining consent. We used inverse propensity score weighting to account for differences by sexual orientation in age and length of the survivor-caregiver relationship, and simultaneous equation models consistent with the needs for analyzing dyadic data.
resultsAbout 6-7 years after diagnosis, survivors and caregivers reported quality of life scores consistent with population norms, and there were no differences by survivors' sexual orientation. With few exceptions, caregivers' and survivors' quality of life influenced one another directly, and these effects were stronger among sexual minority dyads than heterosexual dyads.
conclusionsBecause of the strength of sexual minority, survivors' and their caregivers' mutual influence on each other's quality of life, interventions, and clinical care for sexual minority breast cancer survivors should consider their caregivers.
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