Determinants of illness-specific social support and its relation to distress in long-term melanoma survivors

• Main Authors: Sabine Fischbeck (Author), Veronika Weyer-Elberich (Author), Sylke R. Zeissig (Author), Barbara H. Imruck (Author), Maria Blettner (Author), Harald Binder (Author), Manfred E. Beutel (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Abstract Background Social support is considered to be one of the most important resources for coping with cancer. However, social interactions may also be detrimental, e. g. disappointing or discouraging. The present study explored: 1. the extent of illness-specific positive aspects of social suppo...