Gender and adjustment to chronic disease: A study of couples with colon cancer

Gender and adjustment to chronic disease: A study of couples with colon cancer

The adjustment of 39 couples in which one partner has cancer of the colon was assessed. The main findings were that the adjustment of male patients was superior to that of female patients. In the spouses' group the opposite was found, namely the adjustment of husbands was far worse than that of...

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Veröffentlicht in:General hospital psychiatry 1989, Vol.11 (1), p.1-8
Hauptverfasser: Baider, Lea, Perez, Tamar, Kaplan De-Nour, Atara
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Colonic Neoplasms - psychology
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Gender Identity
Humans
Identification (Psychology)
Male
Marriage
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychological Tests
Sick Role
Social Environment
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:The adjustment of 39 couples in which one partner has cancer of the colon was assessed. The main findings were that the adjustment of male patients was superior to that of female patients. In the spouses' group the opposite was found, namely the adjustment of husbands was far worse than that of wives of cancer patients.
ISSN:0163-8343
1873-7714
DOI:10.1016/0163-8343(89)90018-2