title: The relationships between satisfaction with social support, affect balance, and hope in cancer patients.
abstract: The present study investigated relationships between cancer patients' satisfaction with social support, and their affect and levels of hope. Cancer patients completed measures describing their hope and affect, and a structured interview was conducted to ascertain their level of satisfaction with the support they were receiving. Results indicated that support satisfaction accounted for a statistically significant proportion of the variance in patient hope and affect, although other variables emerged as more powerful predictors.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI 54702, USA. crothermk@uwec.edu
authors.forename: Marie K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Crothers
authors.forename: Heather D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Tomter
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Garske
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009013:Morale; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires