“…For example, Brown and Stetz (1999, p. 186) found that the initial period of 'becoming a caregiver' is particularly stressful, as carers are focused not only on their new role, but also have to 'face the present', negotiate their choice/or lack thereof to care, develop competency around their caring tasks, and evaluate their future. It is important to further investigate how the stresses involved in being a caregiver impact upon a carer's sexuality, and how this may in turn impact on quality of life (Foy et al, 2001). The finding in the present study that women were more likely to report that exhaustion had an impact on sexuality is in line with previous research which found that women cancer carers experience greater personal costs from caring (Lutsky et al, 1994, Ussher et al, 2008.…”