Status of life-areas: Congruence/noncongruence in ESRD patient and spouse perceptions

Interpersonal expectations, social support, and adjustment to chronic illness.

“…Another reason why families tend to be perceived as not understanding the consequences of anemia is that symptoms such as fatigue and energy loss are not so readily discernable and may lead to unrealistic and fluctuating expectations on the part of the family. Families of patients with external and clearly visible debilitating illnesses or symptoms may form accurate expectations and, consequently, may moderate their demands appropriately (Gray, Brogan, & Kutner, 1985). However, families of chronically ill patients suffering from ambiguous symptoms such as fatigue may not be so tolerant or have appropriate expectations.…”

Interpersonal expectations, social support, and adjustment to chronic illness.

“…Another reason why families tend to be perceived as not understanding the consequences of anemia is that symptoms such as fatigue and energy loss are not so readily discernable and may lead to unrealistic and fluctuating expectations on the part of the family. Families of patients with external and clearly visible debilitating illnesses or symptoms may form accurate expectations and, consequently, may moderate their demands appropriately (Gray, Brogan, & Kutner, 1985). However, families of chronically ill patients suffering from ambiguous symptoms such as fatigue may not be so tolerant or have appropriate expectations.…”

Couples Coping With Chronic Illness: What's Gender Got to Do With It?

“…In the past decade, a number of studies have examined couples coping with illness at the dyadic level of analysis. This research has studied heart disease (Coyne et al, 2001;Coyne & Smith, 1991, 1994Lyons, Mickelson, Sullivan, & Coyne, 1998;Michela, 1987;Rankin-Esquer, Deeter, & Taylor, 2000;Rohrbaugh et al, 2002;Rose, Suls, Green, Lounsbury, & Gordon, 1996;Suls, Green, Rose, Lounsbury, & Gordon, 1997), end-stage renal disease (Gray, Brogan, & Kutner, 1985), infertility (Berghuis & Stanton, 2002;Levin, Sher, & Theodos, 1997;Pasch & Christensen, 2000); rheumatoid arthritis (Bermas, Tucker, Winkelman, & Katz, 2000;Manne & Zautra, 1989Revenson, 1994Revenson, , 2003Tucker, Winkelman, Katz, & Bermas, 1999) and cancer (Baider, Koch, Eascson, & Kaplan De-Nour, 1998;Baider, Perez, & Kaplan De-Nour, 1989;Halford, Scott, & Smythe, 2000;Manne, Alfieri, Taylor, & Dougherty, 1999;Manne & Glassman, 2000;Northouse, Templin, & Mood, 2001;Northouse, Templin, Mood, & Oberst, 1995;Pistrang & Barker, 1995;Zunkel, 2002), as well as other health conditions (Schmaling & Sher, 2000). These studies can be characterized by three different, though somewhat overlapping, approaches to couples' coping: relationship-focused coping, mutual influence, and coping congruence (fit).…”

Psychosomatic Aspects of End-Stage Renal Failure

“…It has been suggested that the overall role demands on women are more stressful than on men. and become much harder to satisfy when a women falls ill [ 139], although others have argued the opposite [138], Equal ly, it may be that, because the nurturant role is acknowledged as flexible, there is often an expectation that this role will be sustained despite illness, whereas it is easier to sacrifice a fixed role (such as 'breadwinner') to illness.…”

Interpersonal expectations, social support, and adjustment to chronic illness.

“…Another reason why families tend to be perceived as not understanding the consequences of anemia is that symptoms such as fatigue and energy loss are not so readily discernable and may lead to unrealistic and fluctuating expectations on the part of the family. Families of patients with external and clearly visible debilitating illnesses or symptoms may form accurate expectations and, consequently, may moderate their demands appropriately (Gray, Brogan, & Kutner, 1985). However, families of chronically ill patients suffering from ambiguous symptoms such as fatigue may not be so tolerant or have appropriate expectations.…”

Couples Coping With Chronic Illness: What's Gender Got to Do With It?

“…In the past decade, a number of studies have examined couples coping with illness at the dyadic level of analysis. This research has studied heart disease (Coyne et al, 2001;Coyne & Smith, 1991, 1994Lyons, Mickelson, Sullivan, & Coyne, 1998;Michela, 1987;Rankin-Esquer, Deeter, & Taylor, 2000;Rohrbaugh et al, 2002;Rose, Suls, Green, Lounsbury, & Gordon, 1996;Suls, Green, Rose, Lounsbury, & Gordon, 1997), end-stage renal disease (Gray, Brogan, & Kutner, 1985), infertility (Berghuis & Stanton, 2002;Levin, Sher, & Theodos, 1997;Pasch & Christensen, 2000); rheumatoid arthritis (Bermas, Tucker, Winkelman, & Katz, 2000;Manne & Zautra, 1989Revenson, 1994Revenson, , 2003Tucker, Winkelman, Katz, & Bermas, 1999) and cancer (Baider, Koch, Eascson, & Kaplan De-Nour, 1998;Baider, Perez, & Kaplan De-Nour, 1989;Halford, Scott, & Smythe, 2000;Manne, Alfieri, Taylor, & Dougherty, 1999;Manne & Glassman, 2000;Northouse, Templin, & Mood, 2001;Northouse, Templin, Mood, & Oberst, 1995;Pistrang & Barker, 1995;Zunkel, 2002), as well as other health conditions (Schmaling & Sher, 2000). These studies can be characterized by three different, though somewhat overlapping, approaches to couples' coping: relationship-focused coping, mutual influence, and coping congruence (fit).…”

Psychosomatic Aspects of End-Stage Renal Failure

“…It has been suggested that the overall role demands on women are more stressful than on men. and become much harder to satisfy when a women falls ill [ 139], although others have argued the opposite [138], Equal ly, it may be that, because the nurturant role is acknowledged as flexible, there is often an expectation that this role will be sustained despite illness, whereas it is easier to sacrifice a fixed role (such as 'breadwinner') to illness.…”

Interpersonal expectations, social support, and adjustment to chronic illness.

“…Another reason why families tend to be perceived as not understanding the consequences of anemia is that symptoms such as fatigue and energy loss are not so readily discernable and may lead to unrealistic and fluctuating expectations on the part of the family. Families of patients with external and clearly visible debilitating illnesses or symptoms may form accurate expectations and, consequently, may moderate their demands appropriately (Gray, Brogan, & Kutner, 1985). However, families of chronically ill patients suffering from ambiguous symptoms such as fatigue may not be so tolerant or have appropriate expectations.…”

Couples Coping With Chronic Illness: What's Gender Got to Do With It?

“…In the past decade, a number of studies have examined couples coping with illness at the dyadic level of analysis. This research has studied heart disease (Coyne et al, 2001;Coyne & Smith, 1991, 1994Lyons, Mickelson, Sullivan, & Coyne, 1998;Michela, 1987;Rankin-Esquer, Deeter, & Taylor, 2000;Rohrbaugh et al, 2002;Rose, Suls, Green, Lounsbury, & Gordon, 1996;Suls, Green, Rose, Lounsbury, & Gordon, 1997), end-stage renal disease (Gray, Brogan, & Kutner, 1985), infertility (Berghuis & Stanton, 2002;Levin, Sher, & Theodos, 1997;Pasch & Christensen, 2000); rheumatoid arthritis (Bermas, Tucker, Winkelman, & Katz, 2000;Manne & Zautra, 1989Revenson, 1994Revenson, , 2003Tucker, Winkelman, Katz, & Bermas, 1999) and cancer (Baider, Koch, Eascson, & Kaplan De-Nour, 1998;Baider, Perez, & Kaplan De-Nour, 1989;Halford, Scott, & Smythe, 2000;Manne, Alfieri, Taylor, & Dougherty, 1999;Manne & Glassman, 2000;Northouse, Templin, & Mood, 2001;Northouse, Templin, Mood, & Oberst, 1995;Pistrang & Barker, 1995;Zunkel, 2002), as well as other health conditions (Schmaling & Sher, 2000). These studies can be characterized by three different, though somewhat overlapping, approaches to couples' coping: relationship-focused coping, mutual influence, and coping congruence (fit).…”

Psychosomatic Aspects of End-Stage Renal Failure

“…It has been suggested that the overall role demands on women are more stressful than on men. and become much harder to satisfy when a women falls ill [ 139], although others have argued the opposite [138], Equal ly, it may be that, because the nurturant role is acknowledged as flexible, there is often an expectation that this role will be sustained despite illness, whereas it is easier to sacrifice a fixed role (such as 'breadwinner') to illness.…”