Four potential profiles of DC among CRC patients and their spouses. Y1, stress communication (patients); Y2, supportive coping (patients); Y3, delegated coping (patients); Y4, negative coping (patients); Y5, common coping (patients); Y6, stress communication (spousal caregivers); Y7, supportive coping (spousal caregivers); Y8, delegated coping (spousal caregivers); Y9, negative coping (spousal caregivers); Y10, common coping (spousal caregivers); DC, dyadic coping; CRC, colorectal cancer.