Table 2.

Influences that facilitate and obstruct patients’ and partners’ cancer-related dyadic efficacy.

Category	Subtheme	Facilitator	Obstacle
A. Appraisals couples made about the quality of their relationship and the meanings attributed to togetherness
A1	Quality of the couple relationship	Stable couple relationship	Weak couple relationship
A2	Togetherness	Valued togetherness	Devalued togetherness
B. Individual and dyadic communication patterns and preferences for cancer-related information
B1	Communication pattern	Congruent pattern	Incongruent pattern Lack of communication
B2	Interest in cancer-related information	Shared interest	Disinterest
C. Coping strategies used and evaluations made about the chosen strategy
C1	Dominant coping strategy	–	Avoidant coping
C2	Evaluation of partner’s coping strategies	Acceptance of partner’s coping	Disapproval of partner’s coping
D. How changes to the division of everyday tasks and the couples’ sex life were managed
D1	Tasks and roles	Flexibility	Lack of awareness
D2	Sex life	Patience	–