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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2015 May-Jun;38(3):E51–E60. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000191

Table 3. Thematic Categories and Associated Patterns according to Gender.

Themes Male Survivor
– Female Partners		 Female Survivor
– Male Partners
Selective sharing in cancer-related issues Problem solving communication in sharing general cancer-related issues Problem solving communication in sharing general cancer-related issues
Poor problem solving communication in sharing negative cancer-related issues
Initiation of cancer-related communication Survivors' (husband) non-initiation of cancer-related communication Partners' (husband) initiation of cancer-related communication
Partners' (wife) non-initiation of cancer-related communication
Emotional reaction in communication Couples' non-sharing of emotional reactions to cancer-related issues Partner stopped communicating his emotional reactions
Assuming partner's (husband or wife) cancer-related concerns or worries