Family interactions among African American prostate cancer survivors.
Prostate cancer affects African Americans at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in the United States. Prostate cancer does not only affect the man with the disease but also affects those individuals who are closest to him, such as his family and friends. Open communication is valuable in coping with stressors that are affiliated with chronic illnesses. This article focuses on family and friend social support of men with prostate cancer. Data analysis revealed that support from family members and friends plays an important role in how men cope with their treatment and recovery from prostate cancer.
School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. raj9c@virginia.edu
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*