Social support, stress, and life satisfaction among adults with rare diseases.

Brooke A Bryson Kathleen R Bogart

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2020)

Results suggest companionship and emotional support are beneficial to individuals with RDs regardless of their stress levels. Intervention research should focus on ways to foster more companionship and emotional support to improve SWL in this underserved population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

social support
depressive symptoms
randomized controlled trial
stress induced
heat stress