Relationship between social support, physical symptoms, and depression in women with breast cancer and pain.
Hannah M FisherJoseph G WingerShannon N MillerArianna N WrightJennifer C Plumb VilardagaCatherine MajesticSarah A KelleherTamara J SomersPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
Women reporting higher levels of emotional support endorsed fewer depressive symptoms, and that relationship was driven by lower levels of fatigue and pain interference. Our results highlight novel pathways that healthcare professionals can leverage to optimize social support topics in psychosocial interventions targeting breast cancer symptoms. This model should be replicated using longitudinal data.
Keyphrases
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- sleep quality
- chronic pain
- pain management
- physical activity
- neuropathic pain
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- electronic health record
- young adults
- machine learning
- breast cancer risk
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- drug delivery
- artificial intelligence
- postoperative pain
- childhood cancer