Is the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms mediated by hope among Chinese central nervous system tumor patients?

Yi-Jun BaoLizhuo LiYanlei GuanYan LiuWei WangDan ZhaoShanwei TaoYuhui LingYan WangBo BiAnhua WuLiu Cao

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)

Much of the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms is explained by hope. Thus, interventions boosting both social support and hope help to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with CNS tumors.

Keyphrases

social support
depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease
sleep quality
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes