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Partnerschaft und Krebs

Psychoonkologische Aspekte

Partnership and cancer

Psycho-oncological aspects

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Eine Krebserkrankung belastet immer auch das familiäre Umfeld mit psychischen, seelischen und sozialen Folgeproblemen. Besonders betroffen sind hierbei die Partner der Patienten. Sie sind oft als Erste und dauerhaft mit den Krankheitsfolgen des Patienten konfrontiert und leisten wirksam Hilfe, Unterstützung und Orientierung. Auf der anderen Seite müssen sie auch eigene Ängste, Sorgen und Rollenkonflikte bewältigen. Bis zu 30 % der Partner sind hoch und teilweise auch langfristig belastet, v. a. Frauen sind stärker betroffen. Für die partnerschaftsbezogene Adaption an die Erkrankung spielt das dyadische Coping eine wichtige Rolle. Die Entwicklung und Stärkung positiver dyadischer Coping-Formen, wie z. B. supportives oder delegiertes Coping durch paarbezogene Interventionen, tragen zu Belastungsreduktion und Verbesserung der Lebensqualität von Patient und Partner bei.

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Cancer always causes psychological, emotional and social problems for the close relatives of the patient. Partners of the patients are especially affected. The partners are often the first to be confronted and have to permanently cope with the impact of the disease on the patient. They provide effective assistance, support and orientation but partners also have to cope with their own fears, worries and role conflicts. Up to 30% of the partners suffer from psychological distress in a substantial and often long-term way. Female partners are more strongly affected than male partners. Dyadic coping plays an important role for the partnership-related adaptation to the disease. The development and strengthening of positive dyadic coping forms, such as supportive or delegated coping through couple-oriented interventions can contribute to reduced distress and an improvement in the quality of life of patients and partners.

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Der vorliegende Beitrag ist eine modifizierte und gekürzte Version des Artikels: Ernst J, Weißflog G (2016) Familie, Partnerschaft und Krebs. In: Mehnert A, Koch-Gromus U (Hrsg) Handbuch Psychoonkologie. Hogrefe, Göttingen, S 284–295.

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Ernst, J., Weißflog, G. Partnerschaft und Krebs. Forum 32, 144–147 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12312-017-0216-z

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