Open AccessDyadic quality of life among heterosexual and sexual minority breast cancer survivors and their caregivers
Author(s) -
Ulrike Boehmer,
Jeffrey E. Stokes,
Angela R. Bazzi,
Melissa A. Clark
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-019-05148-7
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual orientation , quality of life (healthcare) , breast cancer , nursing research , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , sexual minority , population , human sexuality , gerontology , cancer , psychology , psychiatry , nursing , social psychology , gender studies , sociology , environmental health
The number of informal caregivers to cancer survivors is increasing, and limited information is available about caregivers to sexual minority breast cancer survivors. The purpose of this study was to assess dyadic quality of life among sexual minority cancer survivors and their caregivers compared with heterosexual cancer survivors and their caregivers.