COUPLE-BASED INTERVENTIONS ON INTIMACY AMONG CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR PARTNERS: A SCOPING REVIEW

Intimacy challenges are common among cancer survivors and their partners, yet they remain under-addressed in survivorship care. Intimacy in the context of cancer extends beyond sexual function and includes emotional closeness, relational adjustment, and physical expressions of affection. Couple-based interventions (CBIs) have been developed to address these multidimensional challenges by engaging both survivors and their partners; however, existing evidence is heterogeneous in terms of intervention components, delivery formats, intimacy domains addressed, and outcome measurements. The aim of this scoping review maps the existing literature on CBIs for intimacy among cancer survivors and their partners, identifying key intervention components, delivery formats, intimacy assessments, and research gaps