Lung cancer and its impact on patient's spouse: A narrative literature review

The spouse is affected by lung cancer throughout the disease's progression, from diagnosis through survival following treatment. This review explores lung cancer's economic, social, sexual, and religious impact on patients' spouses. The reviewed studies show that younger spouses have...

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Published in:Annals of Cancer Research and Therapy 2022/07/21, Vol.30(2), pp.125-130
Main Authors: Ismaili, Rachid, Rahou, Bouchra Haddou, Nejmeddine, Ahmed, Mimouni, Hind, Hilali, Abderraouf, Bekkali, Rachid, Loukili, Leila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
economic
effects
family
impact
Literature reviews
Lung cancer
Lung diseases
Patients
religion
Sexuality
social
spouse or couple
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Summary:The spouse is affected by lung cancer throughout the disease's progression, from diagnosis through survival following treatment. This review explores lung cancer's economic, social, sexual, and religious impact on patients' spouses. The reviewed studies show that younger spouses have a more significant economic impact. 74% of spouses had experienced one or more adverse economic or social changes since the patient's illness, and 56% have disengaged from most social and leisure activities. In addition, lung cancer-affected couples believed that intimacy and sexuality issues were salient, but few reported discussing them. Instead, they turn to effective religious coping strategies as a remedy. Therefore, the significant financial burden of treating a spouse's lung cancer should be known to healthcare practitioners.
ISSN:1344-6835
1880-5469
DOI:10.4993/acrt.30.125