Resilience in Families of Husbands with Prostate Cancer

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-189

  Greeff, Abraham P ^a   Thiel, Colleen ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855453746     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2010.532068     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Balderson, N., & Towell, T. (2003). The prevalence and predictors of psychological distress in men with prostate cancer who are seeking support, British Journal of Health Psychology, 2(2), 125-134.
2. Boehmer, U., & Clark, J. A. (2001). Communication about prostate cancer between men and their wives, Journal of Family Practice, 50(3), 226-231.
3. Breau, R. H., & Norman, R. W. (2003). The role of self-help groups in educating and supporting patients with prostate cancer and interstitial cystitis, BJU International, 92, 602-606.
4. Danielson, C. B., Hamel-Bissell, B., & Winstead-Fry, P. (1993). Families, health & illness. Perspectives on coping and intervention, St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book.
5. Gall, T. L. (2004). Relationship with God and the quality of life of prostate cancer sufferers. Retrieved from http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14367689.
6. Ka'opua, L. S. I., Gotay, C. C., Hannum, M., & Bunghanoy, G. (2005). Adaptation to long-term prostate cancer survival: The perspective of elderly Asian/Pacific Islander wives, Health & Social Work, 30 (2), 145-154.
7. Laverly, J. F., & Clarke, V. A. (1999). Prostate cancer: Patients' and spouses' coping and marital adjustment, Psychology, Health & Medicine, 4(3), 289.
8. Lewis, F. M. (1990). Strengthening family supports: Cancer and the family, Cancer, 65, 752-759.
9. Livneh, H. (2000). Psychosocial adaptation to cancer: The role of coping strategies, Retrieved from http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002352461.
10. McCubbin, H. I., & McCubbin, M. A. (1988). Typologies of resilient families: Emerging roles of social class and ethnicity, Family Relations, 37, 247-254.
11. McCubbin, M. A., & McCubbin, H. I. (1996). Resiliency in families: A conceptual model of family adjustment and adaptation in response to stress and crises, In H. I. McCubbin, A. I. Thompson, & M. A. McCubbin (Eds.), Family assessment: Resiliency, coping and adaptation-inventories for research and practice (pp. 1-64). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin.
12. McCubbin, H. I., Thompson, A. I., & McCubbin, M. A. (1996). Family assessment: resiliency, coping and adaptation-inventories for research and practice, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin.
13. Mellon, S., & Northouse, L. L. (2001). Family survivorship and quality of life following a cancer diagnosis, Research in Nursing and Health, 24(6), 446-459.
14. Mqoqi, N., Kellett, P., Sitas, F., & Jula, M. (1998-1999). Cancer in South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: National Cancer Registry of South Africa.
15. Silberberg, S. (2001). Searching for family resilience, Family Matters, 58, 52-64.
16. Walsh, F. (1998). Strengthening family resilience, New York, NY: Guilford.
17. Walsh, F. (2002). A family resilience framework: Innovative practice applications, Family Relations, 51, 130-137.
18. Walsh, F. (2003). Family resilience: A framework for clinical practice, Family Process, 42(1), 1-18.
19. Weaver, A. J., & Flannelly, K. J. (2004). The role of religion/spirituality for cancer patients and their caregivers. Retrieved from http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db-aph&an=15508270.