Although evidence is mixed and opinions divided, Garssen (2004) concluded that 70% of the prospective studies reviewed showed an association between psychosocial aspects and cancer outcomes.
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Although evidence is mixed and opinions divided, Garssen (2004) concluded that 70% of the prospective studies reviewed showed an association between psychosocial aspects and cancer outcomes.
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- Depressive Symptoms, Negative Life Events and Incidence of Lifetime Treatment of Cancer in the Hungarian Population (2010)
Although evidence is mixed and opinions divided, Garssen (2004) concluded that 70% of the prospective studies reviewed showed an association between psychosocial aspects and cancer outcomes.
Keywords: evidence mixed opinions divided garssen concluded prospective reviewed association psychosocial aspects cancer outcomes - How Social Sharing and Social Support Explain Distress in Breast Cancer After Surgery: The Role of Alexithymia (2012) · doi
Perceived social support has shown to be key to adjustment along the cancer trajectory, but results remain contradictory about the disclosure of the experience of the illness (social sharing) and may reflect the importance of patients characteristics.
Keywords: social perceived support adjustment along cancer trajectory remain contradictory disclosure experience illness sharing reflect importance - Structural and Reliability Analysis of Quality of Relationship Index in Cancer Patients (2013) · doi
Among psychosocial factors affecting emotional adjustment and quality of life, social support is one of the most important and widely studied in cancer patients, but little is known about the perception of support in specific significant relationships in patients with cancer.
Keywords: support cancer patients among psychosocial factors affecting emotional adjustment quality life social important widely studied
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