2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2010.00017.x
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From a Woman's Perspective: Life as a Partner of a Prostate Cancer Survivor

Abstract: Women's responses highlight the significant impact of the experience on their lives and illuminate to primary care providers the importance of assessing, recognizing, and appropriately addressing their specific concerns.

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“…Inkeeping with prior research (Morgan et al, 2011;Segrin et al, 2012), patients in this study described their partners as a vital source of support and said that their own well-being and recovery was influenced by how their partner responded. Some participants echoed previous findings that the cancer experience ultimately strengthened their relationship (Dorval et al, 2005;Ka'Opua et al, 2007;Tanner et al, 2011). Dyadic analysis also showed the potential for miscommunication and misunderstandings between patients and partners.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 57%
“…Inkeeping with prior research (Morgan et al, 2011;Segrin et al, 2012), patients in this study described their partners as a vital source of support and said that their own well-being and recovery was influenced by how their partner responded. Some participants echoed previous findings that the cancer experience ultimately strengthened their relationship (Dorval et al, 2005;Ka'Opua et al, 2007;Tanner et al, 2011). Dyadic analysis also showed the potential for miscommunication and misunderstandings between patients and partners.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 57%
“…124126 Furthermore, partners of prostate cancer survivors also have high rates of anxiety and depression which may compound a couple’s difficulty achieving intimacy after treatment. 127129 Concerns over physical changes such as lack of or changes in ejaculate, shortened penis size, or loss of male secondary sexual characteristics that can occur with certain treatments may also limit a patient’s ability to seek sexual intimacy and may create a psychological barrier to attaining their prior sex life.…”
Section: Prostate Cancermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Two of most common needs identified in the current study were help with decision-making [11,12] and identification of community resources. Of the needs identified community-based physician practices report limited capacity to address the direct physical needs, they may have limited ability to provide emotional, spiritual or financial support that are needed by families.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Given the complex needs of men with advanced prostate cancer survivors and their caregivers [4][5][6][10][11][12][13][14][15][16], it is important to know which needs can be met by health care providers and the needs that cannot be addressed in these clinical settings. Identification of these unmet needs can inform the development of interventions to support men with advanced prostate cancer and their caregivers and supplement the care that is being provided.…”
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