Gender disparity in the rate of partner abandonment in patients with serious medical illness

2009140 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Michael Glantz · University of Utah

Marc C. Chamberlain · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Qin Liu · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Chung‐Cheng Hsieh · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Keith R. Edwards · Southwestern Vermont Health Care

Alixis Van Horn · Tufts Medical Center

Lawrence D. Recht

Abstract

Female gender was found to be a strong predictor of partner abandonment in patients with serious medical illness. When divorce or separation occurred, quality of care and quality of life were adversely affected.

Topics & Keywords

Family Support in Illness Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Cancer survivorship and care

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 22, pp. 5237-5242

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24577

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