Impact of Breast Cancer on Survivor with Spouse

This literature review explores the impact of breast cancer on survivors with spouses, examining the effects on relationships, mental health, and quality of life. The study utilizes both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER ON
SURVIVOR WITH SPOUSE
Literature review

TABLE OF CONTENT
 INTRPDUCTION
 Cancer survivors' experiences of using survivorship care plans
 From Love and Fidelity to Infidelity
 Associations Between Breast Cancer Survivorship and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes
 Spirituality, emotional distress, and post-traumatic growth in breast cancer survivors and
their partners
 The Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Social Cognitive Processing in
Partners of Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors
 Cancer and quality of life in spousal dyads: spillover in couples with and without cancer-
related health problems
 Cancer and Cancer Care
 CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION
Literature review is an article which helps in critical evaluation on the subject matter
which includes current knowledge on the research topic with theoretical and
methodological findings. This study includes, literature review on the impact of
breast cancer on survivor with spouse. The research was conducted on the basis of
both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Cancer survivors' experiences of using survivorship
care plans
Keesing, Rosenwax and McNamara, (2016) it has been sought to determine the effect that, the
research was conducted on the basis of qualitative research method which was conducted by
interviewing. Six couples were interviewed with the aim to understand and evaluate the impact
of breast cancer on the relationship between the survivor and spouse. The interview was based
on relationship between spouse and survivor during early survivorship and also includes
ongoing symptoms and impact of breast cancer on relationship, roles and responsibilities.
From the above analysis it has been examined that, women and their spouse experience many
changes post impact of breast cancer on survivor.

From Love and Fidelity to Infidelity
Sanchuli and et.al., (2017) sought to analyse the experience of breast cancer survivor
and their relationship with their spouse. Qualitative research method was used with
conventional approach where 12 patients who are suffering from breast cancer was selected
and semi structured interview was conducted to collect data from the patients to analyse and
evaluate the impact of breast cancer on survivor with spouse. It has been examined that, breast
cancer has adverse effect on the relationship of couples which ranges from love to fidelity and
to infidelity. Women who has survived breast cancer probably avoids getting intimate with
their spouse

Associations Between Breast Cancer Survivorship
and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes:
(Bhattacharyya and et.al., 2018) argued that, women suffer from psychological disorders
which have adverse impact on their relationship and leads to higher level of distress and
dissatisfaction in each other's life (Associations Between Breast Cancer Survivorship and
Adverse Mental Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review, 2018). The healthcare practitioners
must take necessary measures to assist patient's family members and spouse by effectively
handling their various social, psychological, emotional, and spiritual issues which are faced by
them during the cancer journey for higher results and outcomes. Effective support and caring
must be given to the patient by comprehensive understanding of the problem and finding
necessary solution which leads to higher results.

Spirituality, emotional distress, and post-traumatic
growth in breast cancer survivors and their partners:
Gesselman and et.al., (2017) strived to establish that, spouse of the breast cancer patients go
through various problems such as fatigue, sleeping disorder, communication and sexual issues,
eating disorders, mood disorders, low quality of life and disruption in lifestyle. Spouse should
undergo through specific training program which helps in effectively taking care of the patient
effectively which leads to higher results and recovery of the patient. Spouse should effectively
support their wives which helps in strengthening mental state of the patient. Healthcare
practitioners must effectively indulge in giving adequate support, guidance and training for
family members and spouse of the patient.

The Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and
Social Cognitive Processing in Partners of Long-Term
Breast Cancer Survivors
Cohee and et.al., 2017) sought to analyse the relationship between social cognitive processing
and depressive symptoms in spouse of the breast cancer survivor. It has been established that,
spouse suffer from depression, sleep deprivation, decline is physical health, mood disturbance,
anxiety, distress and psychological factors. (Gesselman and et.al., 2017) sought to determine
the effect that, there was a positive impact of spirituality on both breast cancer survivor and
spouse which leads to reduced occurrence of destructive and intrusive thoughts and helps
improve mental health of the patient and its family members.

Cancer and quality of life in spousal dyads
According to,Litzelman, Green, and Yabroff, 2016) it has been investigated that, poor health of
the patient can adversely influence the health outcomes of the spouse. Impact of breast cancer
survivors influence the quality of life of spouse and leads to mental and physical distress.
(Cohee and et.al., 2018) investigated that, spouse of the breast cancer survivor impact the
quality of life which leads to greater problem in the relationship of the couple. Multiple
regression analysis was conducted to analyse the impact of breast cancer on survivor with
spouse.

Cancer and Cancer Care
Litzelman and Yabroff, 2015) sought to determine that, breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and
the post treatment impose negative effect on the quality of living for survivors as well as for
their supportive partners. Physical symptom distress, depress, anxiety impose negative impact
on the survivor and their spouse which leads to mental disorder and discomfort. In relation
with this, (Wu and et.al., 2019) strived to establish that, there is a positive correlation between
income disparity and quality of life. High income patients are more likely to live better quality
of life which leads to effective results and recovery of patients.

CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been summarized that, the spouse of the patient is more distress
than patients as it impact their physical, emotional and psychological health. It also states that,
breast cancer has adverse effect on the relationship of couples as they feel a sense of
disconnection in their relationship. On the contrary, it has been critically evaluated that, breast
cancer survivor use social support seeking for lower depressive symptoms and anxiety of
patients and spouse. It has been highlighted that, healthcare practitioners must get involved
and give training to patients, family members and spouse to effectively resolve the problem.

REFERENCES
 Books and journals
 Bhattacharyya, G.S and et.al., 2018. 1546P Relationship between depressive symptoms at
social cognitive processing in partners of long term breast cancer survivors. Annals of
Oncology.29(suppl_8), pp.mdy296-007.
 Boehmer, U and et.al., 2016. Fear of cancer recurrence in survivor and caregiver dyads:
differences by sexual orientation and how dyad members influence each other. Journal of
Cancer Survivorship.10(5).pp.802-813.
 Cohee, A.A and et.al., 2018. Quality of life in partners of young and old breast cancer
survivors. Cancer nursing. 41(6).pp.491-497.

REFERENCES
 Cohee, A.A. And et.al., 2017, January. The relationship between depressive symptoms and
social cognitive processing in partners of long-term breast cancer survivors. In Oncology
nursing forum (Vol. 44, No. 1, p. 44). NIH Public Access.
 Gesselman, A.N and et.al., 2017. Spirituality, emotional distress, and post‐traumatic
growth in breast cancer survivors and their partners: an actor–partner interdependence
modeling approach. Psycho‐Oncology.26(10).pp.1691-1699.
 Keesing, S., Rosenwax, L. and McNamara, B., 2016. A dyadic approach to understanding
the impact of breast cancer on relationships between partners during early
survivorship. BMC women's health.16(1). p.57.

REFERENCES
 Litzelman, K. and Yabroff, K.R., 2015. How are spousal depressed mood, distress, and quality
of life associated with risk of depressed mood in cancer survivors? Longitudinal findings from
a national sample. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers.24(6) .pp.969-977.
 Litzelman, K., Green, P.A. and Yabroff, K.R., 2016. Cancer and quality of life in spousal
dyads: spillover in couples with and without cancer-related health problems. Supportive Care
in Cancer.24(2).pp.763-771.
 Rogers, L.Q and et.al., 2016. Effects of a multicomponent physical activity behavior change
intervention on breast cancer survivor health status outcomes in a randomized controlled
trial. Breast cancer research and treatment.159(2). pp.283-291.
 Sanchuli, H.N and et.al., 2017. From love and fidelity to infidelity-individual experiences of
women with breast cancer regarding relationships with their spouses. Asian Pacific journal of
cancer prevention: APJCP .18(10). p.2861.

REFERENCES
 Wu, L.M and et.al., 2019. Longitudinal dyadic associations of fear of cancer recurrence
and the impact of treatment in prostate cancer patients and their spouses. Acta Oncologica,
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 Online
 Associations Between Breast Cancer Survivorship and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes:
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