Unmet social support needs among older adults with cancer.
Grant R WilliamsMaria PisuGabrielle B RocqueCourtney P WilliamsRichard A TaylorElizabeth A KvaleEdward E PartridgeSmita BhatiaKelly M KenzikPublished in: Cancer (2018)
In this population of older adults with cancer, the authors found high levels of unmet social support needs, particularly in the medical and informational support subdomains. Participants who were nonwhite, were divorced or never married, or had a high symptom burden were found to be at greatest risk of having unmet needs.