Influence des facteurs individuels et dyadiques sur l’ajustement sexuel des couples lors d’un cancer du côlon
by A. Stulz, N. Favez, C. Flahault
Psycho-Oncologie, Vol.16, No.3, 2022;
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Context : Colon cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the world and has an impact on all aspects of the lives of patients and their partners. To date, few studies have examined patients’ sexual adjustment, and none have analyzed partner interactions. Objective : The objective of this study is to describe the relationships between individual variables and couples’ emotional and sexual adjustments. Method : Thirteen couples completed a set of questionnaires on social support, dyadic communication and coping strategies, and sexual satisfaction. Non-parametric analyses were performed on the quantitative data. Results : Social support, communication, and dyadic coping strategies play a role in couples’ sexual adjustment. Patient and partner satisfaction with marital support is positively correlated with patient sexual adjustment. The quality of patients’ communication about illness-related stress is related to partners’ sexual satisfaction. Both supportive dyadic coping and shared stress management promote patient and partner sexual adjustment. These strategies demonstrate the importance of unity within the couple, with cancer being approached as a “couple’s disease”. This mutual commitment appears to promote sexual satisfaction in couples. Conclusion : Dealing with illness and treatment stress as a couple, and perceiving one’s partner as a satisfying source of support, is particularly beneficial to sexual satisfaction for couples who have a member with colon cancer.
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