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Social Support and Symptom Distress in Adolescents/Young Adults With Cancer

Center for Children's Cancer & Blood Diseases at Riley Hospital North, Carmel, Indiana, acorey{at}clariannorth.com

Joan E. Haase, PhD, RN

Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis

Faouzi Azzouz, MS

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianopolis

Patrick O. Monahan, PhD

The purpose of this secondary analysis was to describe the relationships of friend, family, and health care provider social support to pain, fatigue, depressed mood, and insomnia in adolescents and young adults with cancer using the Adolescent Resilience Model. Specific aims of the study were to describe the relationships of 3 separate sources of perceived support—friends, family, and health care providers to the symptom-related distress of pain, fatigue, depressed mood, and insomnia.

Key Words: Key words: adolescent • young adult • cancer • symptom • social support

This version was published on September 1, 2008

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 25, No. 5, 275-284 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1043454208321117


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