Abstract

Cancer is widely acknowledged to have a reciprocal impact on couples, being referred to as a ‘we disease’. We conducted a qualitative exploration to investigate how the disease impacts heterosexual couples. Data collection comprised of three phases; i) online survey with people living with and beyond cancer and current/former partners; ii) semi-structured interviews with cancer counsellors, and; iii) semi-structured interviews with people living with and beyond cancer and current/former partners. Findings are framed and contextualized using the vulnerability stress adaptation model with recommendations for future research being offered in conclusion.

摘要

癌症被广泛认为对夫妻有相互影响，被称为“我们的疾病”。我们进行了一项定性探索，以调查该疾病如何影响异性恋夫妇。数据收集包括三个阶段；i) 对癌症患者和癌症患者以及现任/前任伴侣进行在线调查；ii) 与癌症咨询师的半结构化访谈，以及；iii) 与癌症患者和癌症患者以及现任/前任伴侣的半结构化访谈。使用脆弱性压力适应模型对调查结果进行了框架化和背景化，并在结论中提出了对未来研究的建议。