Impact of social support on psychosocial symptoms and quality of life in cancer patients: results of a multilevel model approach from a longitudinal multicenter study.

Conclusions: Our findings provide evidence for the influence of PS and DI on psychosocial symptoms and HRQOL, and emphasize the importance of psycho-oncological interventions that strengthen PS and prevent or reduce DI for patients with cancer and their relatives. PMID: 31284793 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Oncologica - July 8, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sauer C, Weis J, Faller H, Junne F, Hönig K, Bergelt C, Hornemann B, Stein B, Teufel M, Goerling U, Erim Y, Geiser F, Niecke A, Senf B, Weber D, Maatouk I Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research