The Moderator Role of Perceived Social Support on Type C Behaviors and Psychological Well Being in the Caregivers of Breast Cancer Patients (2024)

The relationship of two dimensions of social support to the psychological well-being and social functioning of women with advanced breast cancer

Social Science & Medicine, 1984

Social support and health-related quality of life in women with breast cancer: a longitudinal study

Psycho-Oncology, 2014

Perceived helpfulness and impact of social support provided by family, friends, and health care providers to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

Psycho-oncology, 2007

We evaluated the helpfulness of informational, emotional, and decision-making support received by women newly diagnosed with breast cancer from their family, friends, and health care providers. Data were collected at two time points via patient surveys: baseline on an average 2 months post-diagnosis and follow-up at 5 months post-baseline. In the period closer to diagnosis, majority of the women received helpful informational support from health care providers (84.0%); helpful emotional support from family (85%), friends (80.4%), and providers (67.1%); and helpful decision-making support from providers (75.2%) and family (71.0%). Emotional support at baseline and emotional and informational support at 5-month follow-up were significantly associated with patients' health-related quality of life and self-efficacy outcomes (p<0.01). Perceived helpfulness of informational, emotional, and decision-making support provided by family, friends, and providers however significantly decreased over time (p<0.001). Cancer patients' desire significant amount of support throughout their cancer journey. Our results show that while patients receive a lot of support during the period closer to diagnosis, receipt of helpful support drops significantly within the first year itself. In order to facilitate cancer patients' adjustment to their illness, efforts need to be made to understand and address their support needs throughout the cancer experience. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Social support and breast cancer: A comparatory study of breast cancer survivors, women with mental depression, women with hypertension and healthy female controls

The Breast

PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND COPING STYLES AS MODERATORS FOR LEVELS OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANCER CAREGIVERS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

European Scientific Journal, 2012

During the last decades there is a trend in cancer treatment towards giving care at home settings. This trend presents the caregivers, mainly family members, with many difficult and complex tasks. The aim of this study is to explore the impact of perceived social support and coping strategies employed to the levels of anxiety and depression, as well as to the perception for the quality of life to cancer caregivers through a systematic literature review. Perceived social support results in fewer mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, and better quality of life, but this is not supported by all the studies. Likewise, some coping strategies, like active coping, have been also considered as important factors influencing quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Although there are many studies in the area of cancer, the majority of them have the patient in focus. There are few studies focused in the caregiving experience. In an Albanian setting, to the researchers' knowledge, there isn't any other study that targets caregivers.

Importance of social support for functional status in breast cancer patients

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

The role of social support in functional status to a diagnosis of cancer was examined in 84 patients with breast cancer. Multivariate techniques were used to assess the relationships among the dimensions of social support, as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and functional status, assessed with the Inventory of the Functional Status Cancer (IFSA-CA). The results indicated significant independent associations between support and functional status outcomes, underscoring the importance of examining social support to evaluate functional status of patients. Nurses cognizant of breast cancer survivors challenges and concerns in areas of social support and are in a unique position to enhance functional status.

Personality predicts perceived availability of social support and satisfaction with social support in women with early stage breast cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer, 2010

Social support as a buffer to the psychological impact of stressful life events in women with breast cancer

Cancer, 2001

The Roles of Social Support and Coping Strategies in Predicting Breast Cancer Patients' Emotional Well-being: Testing Mediation and Moderation Models

Journal of Health Psychology, 2010

Social Support, Intrusive Thoughts, and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2001

This study explores the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between cancer-related intrusive thoughts and quality of life. Sixty-four breast cancer survivors completed self-report measures of appraisal social support (the disclosure of thoughts and feelings to significant others), cancer-related intrusive thoughts, and quality of life. Controlling for demographic and treatment variables, the negative impact of cancer-related intrusive thoughts on both physical and mental quality of life measures was moderated by appraisal social support. For women with high levels of appraisal support, cancer-related intrusive thoughts had no significant relationship with quality of life. However, for women with low levels of appraisal support, the relationship between cancer-related intrusive thoughts and quality of life was significant and negative. These results suggest that appraisal social support can mitigate the impact of traumatic life events.