SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020
A systematic review and meta-analysis of couple-based intervention on sexuality and the quality of life of cancer patients and their partners.
Synthesis 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. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05100914 (A Nurse Empowered Spouses to Assist the Women With Breast Cancer Doing Daily Rehabilitation, and Evaluate the Effects on the Shoulder Range of Motion, Quality of Life, and Marital Intimacy.), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Nurse Empowered Spouses to Assist the Women With Breast Cancer Doing Daily Rehabilitation, and Evaluate the Effects on the Shoulder Range of Motion, Quality of Life, and Marital Intimacy.
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of dyadic interventions on psychological outcomes among cancer patients with active and non-active treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
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- Non-pharmacological interventions for informal cancer caregivers: a JBI scoping review and gap analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Appraisal of sexual functioning before and after cancer: insights from adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and matched healthy controls.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- The Experiences and Perspective of Partners of Men With Prostate Cancer in Ireland: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Oncosexology: A Narrative Review on Sexual Health and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients.Cancer medicine · 2026Review
- Understanding Engagement With a Couple-Based Intimacy Enhancement Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: An In-Depth Examination of Recruitment and On-Trial Engagement.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- Supportive Intervention for Unmet Needs Among Breast Cancer Patients and Their Spousal Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2026Article
- Review
- Does a one-session sexual health education program improve sexual confidence in patients with cervical cancer? A transtheoretical model-based clinical study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Addressing sexual health in oncology: perspectives and challenges for better care at a national level.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
- Sexual Health Outcomes of Adolescent and Young Adult Colorectal Cancer Survivors and Their Partners: Protocol of a Dyadic Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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- Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer clinicians' communication about sexual health.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- "Your Ovaries Are Expired, Like an Old Lady" Metaphor Analysis of Saudi Arabian Women's Descriptions of Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Chinese version of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale for gynaecological cancer patients and their partners: Translation and psychometric evaluation.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2022Article
- Adapting a Theory-Informed Intervention to Help Young Adult Couples Cope With Reproductive and Sexual Concerns After Cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Dyadic Cancer Outcomes Framework: A general framework of the effects of cancer on patients and informal caregivers.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Review
- The correlation between intimate relationship, self-disclosure, and adaptability among colorectal cancer enterostomy patients.Medicine · 2021Observational
- Male sexual dysfunction and rehabilitation strategies in the settings of salvage prostate cancer treatment.International journal of impotence research · 2021Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeTo synthesize the characteristics and effects of couple-based intervention on sexuality and the quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients and their intimate partners and its implications for future research and practice.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized controlled studies of interventions was conducted in nine English databases and two Chinese databases, with identification of related studies published in English and Chinese. The quality of the studies was assessed using the tools of the Effective Public Health Practice Project.
resultsA total of 33 articles were identified for systematic review and 23 articles were identified for meta-analysis. For patients, the effect size was 0.42 (Hedges's g, 95% CI = 0.05-0.78, p = 0.03) for physical health. For partners, the effect size was 0.52 (Hedges's g, 95% CI = 0.06-0.98, p = 0.03) for sexual relationships. However, moderate to high heterogeneity was reported. Effects on sexual function, sexual self-concept, and mental health for couples were not significant.
conclusionCouple-based interventions had small to medium-sized effects on physical health for cancer patients. Partners could derive medium effects for improvement in sexual relationships from couple-based intervention. Future research should pay more attention to sexual self-concept in cancer patients and target types of cancer that are more likely to compromise sexuality and QOL. PROSPERO REGISTRATION: The systematic review and meta-analysis has been registered in PROSPERO with registration number: CRD42019119047.
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