2004
DOI: 10.1080/14681990410001715427
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The couple sharing long-term illness

Abstract: Many patients given a diagnosis of a long-term illness have to make substantial adjustments to their own lives, as do their partners. There is evidence to show that partnerships are subject to intense stress throughout long-term illness, and that the 'unaffected partner' may paradoxically be more affected than the patient. This paper provides evidence for this and for the need for couples to devise coping strategies right from the initial diagnosis through rehabilitation to share the burden as much as possible… Show more

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“…57,75 Men as partners reported challenges to masculine self-image as a sexual being and hesitancy in approaching their female partners, viewing them as more fragile after MI. 76 Women as partners reported a great sense of loss and uncertainty, both emotional and sexual, related to their male partner with MI.…”
Section: Partner Counselingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…57,75 Men as partners reported challenges to masculine self-image as a sexual being and hesitancy in approaching their female partners, viewing them as more fragile after MI. 76 Women as partners reported a great sense of loss and uncertainty, both emotional and sexual, related to their male partner with MI.…”
Section: Partner Counselingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Equally, when an individual is diagnosed with cancer and comes to be seen as ''ill,'' a different set of norms emerge for acceptable behavior within their illness state (Wellard, 1998), including the notion that people with cancer have either limited sexual needs or are asexual (D'Ardenne, 2004). According to Schildrick (2005), people with a disability or serious illness are disqualified from normative discourses of sexuality, as ''proper'' sexuality is associated only with able bodied, healthy, and usually young individuals, which ''legitimates a denial of sexual desire and pleasure'' (p. 334) for those falling outside these discourses.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En effet, la personne atteinte est placée dans une situation de dépendance accrue envers son ou sa conjoint-e qui lui apporte de l'aide (D'Ardenne, 2004).…”
Section: Apporter De L'aide Et Du Soutien à Une Personne Ayant Des Inunclassified