Détresse psychosociale et communication à propos du cancer chez le partenaire malade et son conjoint

Exploratory Controlled Study of the Impact of a Hypnosis-Based Intervention on the Couple’s Communication and Coping in the Context of Cancer

“…First, their perceptions of their couple's communication were positively correlated, meaning that when one partner considers the couple's communication as good and comfortable or as restrained and difficult, the other spouse does too. This is in line with another study showing a link between both partners' communication (Paradis et al, 2009). Then, we also found several positive correlations between their respective scores on different dyadic coping dimensions.…”

“…This increases the necessity for informal caregiving at home (Coriat et al, 2012;Vallerand et al, 2007). Because of their responsibilities and the burden of having a loved one suffering from a potentially terminal disease, cancer patients' partners can experience emotional distress as well (Cassidy & McLaughlin, 2015;Lapid et al, 2016;McClure et al, 2012), and both spouses' mood states are known to be associated (Paradis et al, 2009;Segrin & Badger, 2014). Indeed, cancer is generally considered to be coped with dyadically, meaning that both spouses are managing one partner's disease (Bodenmann, 2008a;Magsamen-Conrad et al, 2015).…”

“…An important factor associated with dyadic coping and management of the disease is couples' communication (Arden-Close et al, 2010;Bodenmann, 2008a;Magsamen-Conrad et al, 2015;Manne et al, 2006). Patients' and their spouses' cancer communication openness seem to be correlated (Paradis et al, 2009), but, unfortunately, it is often negatively impacted by cancer, with for example, more reluctance to talk about some emotional or cancer-related subjects (Goldsmith & Miller, 2014;Magsamen-Conrad et al, 2015). The relationship between communication and distress in couples dealing with cancer is not clear (Manne et al, 2010;Normand et al, 2004;Paradis et al, 2009), and clarifying this link seems important to better understand what factors impact emotional distress in couples.…”

Study of dyadic communication in couples managing prostate cancer: a longitudinal perspective

“…These negative effects can be exacerbated when couples have discordant communication patterns (i.e., limited disclosure by one spouse and more open for the other spouse) [6, 11]. Lack of open communication about cancer-related issues harms the intimate relationship and psychosocial well-being even when one or both partners hide concerns and feelings in an attempt to protect themselves and/or their loved one [8-9].…”

“…The lack of open spousal communication can further strain couple’s relationship function [26]. Yet, studies on open communication in the context of cancer have focused primarily on couples managing non-gender-related [7, 11] or female-specific cancers [6, 9, 27-28]; communication issues that are related to masculinity and intimate relationships in the context of cancer survivorship are rarely addressed. Given the fact that prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men in the U.S. [29], it is imperative to understand how patients interact within their social context, especially how they exchange cancer-related information with the partner during survivorship.…”