title: Loneliness in cancer and multiple sclerosis patients.
abstract: Loneliness is a universal social phenomenon often producing debilitating effects on many aspects of human functioning. The present study compared the qualitative aspects of loneliness in two terminally ill samples to that of a more healthy sample. 329 multiple sclerosis and 315 cancer patients, as well as 391 nonrandom healthy participants answered a 30-item questionnaire on loneliness. Analysis indicated the experience of loneliness which characterizes multiple sclerosis and cancer patients differs from that of the more healthy group.
authors.forename: Ami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rokach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology