ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Couple-Based Communication Interventions for Cancer Patient-Spousal Caregiver Dyads' Psychosocial Adaptation to Cancer: A Systematic Review.
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- The Role of Social Support in the Experience of Informal Caregivers of Cancer Patients: An Umbrella Review.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
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- A Systematic Review of Dietary Interventions for Cancer Survivors and Their Families or Caregivers.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The Effect of Group Counselling based on Constructive Couple Communication on Perceived Spousal Support in Uterine and Cervical Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Control Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2024Trial
- Effect of Marital Self-Disclosure Intervention on Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Dyadic Coping Ability Among Gastric Cancer Patients and Their Spouses: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A cross sectional study of perceived couple communication patterns and influencing factors among colorectal cancer patients.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Delay in seeking medical care among breast cancer patients with malignant fungating wounds and their caregivers: a qualitative dyadic study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The mediating roles of intimate relationships and constructive communication in the association between self-disclosure and benefit finding among patients with colorectal cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Communication and Support-Focused Experiences and Needs of Young Adult Couples Coping With Cancer: A Qualitative Study.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Social support, social constraint, and psychological adjustment in patients with colorectal cancer.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Sexual Health Among Young Adults Treated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy: A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · 2025Article
- Chronic Psychological Stress in Oncogenesis: Multisystem Crosstalk and Multimodal Interventions.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Dyadic effects of perceived stress, relationship satisfaction and distress disclosure on emotional distress in colorectal cancer patients and their family caregivers: An actor-partner interdependence mediation model.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Therapeutic Parent-Child Communication and Health Outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Context: A Scoping Review.Cancers · 2024Article
- Coping together: Couple-based communication interventions in cancer care.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Dyadic communication in rare cancer: a registry-based study of patients with Erdheim-Chester disease and their caregivers.Blood advances · 2023Article
- Gender Differences in Psychosocial Outcomes and Coping Strategies of Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
(1) Background: Effective communication among couples in which one has been diagnosed with cancer is critical to improve their psychosocial adaptation to cancer. The objective of this review was to explore the characteristics and measurement outcomes of existing couple-based communication interventions in the cancer context. (2) Methods: Eight electronic databases were searched from database initiation to August 2022 to identify eligible articles. Hand searching was also performed on the included articles' reference lists and authors. (3) Results: A total of 14 intervention studies were eligible to be included in this review. Cancer couples with distress or communication problems before intervention were more likely to benefit from the couple-based communication interventions. Positive outcomes were reported, including an improvement in relationship functioning (including mutual communication, intimacy, and relationship satisfaction) and individual functioning (including a decline of anxiety, depression and cancer-related concerns, and an increase in psychological adjustment and quality of life). (4) Conclusions: These findings supported the importance of improving mutual communication behaviors to promote cancer patient-spousal caregiver dyads' psychosocial adaptation to cancer. While most included studies were conducted in western countries and the sample size was relatively small, more research is warranted to develop more efficacious couple-based communication interventions.
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