Abstract
Many studies have found that people with cancer value family support. Feminist work suggests that women carry most responsibility for practical and emotional support in families, but few qualitative cancer studies explicitly incorporate a gender perspective. We undertook secondary analysis of in-depth interviews with 33 married or cohabiting respondents with colorectal cancer in the UK to compare men and women's accounts of ‘spousal’ support.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 1169–1175 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Social Science and Medicine |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- gender
- cancer support
- care
- spousal support
- emotional labour