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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to qualitatively analyze
metacommunication during the digital storytelling (DST) workshop process for
patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT).
Methods: HCT survivors who had undergone transplant within the
past 2 years were recruited at a cancer center in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.
Participants (M age = 51.5 years) attended a 3-day DST workshop
telling and creating digital stories around their HCT experiences. Using a
constructivist grounded theory approach, line by line coding and content
analysis were conducted with four research team members.
Results: Four themes emerged from the data: (1) communal
connection; (2) expressing and processing emotions; (3) self-empowerment; and
(4) multi-dimensional coping. Participants described telling and sharing their
story with other HCT patients as therapeutic.
Conclusion: DST shows promise as a potential coping tool and
offers multiple dimensions of the role of narrative as a coping technique, in
community building, and in patient-centered contexts within HCT.

AbstractAttachment styles may influence interpersonal strategies used to cope with stress. We examined links between attachment style, communicative behaviors, and physical well‐being among 166 couples coping with cancer. Results of actor–partner interdependence mediation models indicated that insecure attachment styles were associated with greater self‐report of two different and seemingly contradictory communicative behaviors (disclosure and holding back), which in turn were associated with poorer physical well‐being. These effects were intrapersonal for both patients and spouses, with the exception of anxious attachment and holding back for spouses. They were also interpersonal in that spouse insecure attachment was associated with poorer patient physical well‐being through spouse communication (greater holding back and disclosure). Couple‐based communication interventions to support adjustment should consider attachment style.