Abstract
The experience of cancer causes emotional reactions such as anxiety and depression, and can alter communication with family and friends. Good social support improves emotional adaptation but remains difficult to evaluate. The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between the significance and quality of social support in cancer patients and their emotional status. Randomly selected patients in an outpatient oncology clinic were studied using a questionnaire which included the International Breast Cancer Study Group sociodemographic evaluation, a modified Norbeck social support evaluation, a brief medical report and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Our results demonstrate the importance of systematically evaluating the degree of patients satisfaction with their social support network in view of providing appropriate assistance.
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