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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2010 Oct 8;20(3):371–381. doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9753-y

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Estimated trajectories of changes in patients’ and partners’ QOL. a As dyadic communication about cancer-related issues between patients and partners increased, their QOL improved. b As the general symptoms in patients and partners increased, their QOL decreased. (Note: Higher score of the general symptom scale suggested more symptoms such as pain and insomnia)