title: Negative emotional states of patients with oncological disease and social support.
abstract: For many people diagnosed cancer and the treatment process is connected with emergen- ce and long-term existence of many negative emotions such as: depression, anxiety and stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intensity of negative emotional states of people diagnosed with cancer and the need for social support, as well as, exploration of the interdependence between these variables. Statistical analysis showed a significant correlation between the occurrence of disorders and border states, of both anxiety and depressive character and high level of stress in the test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. grazyna.cepuch@uj.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cepuch
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Straczek
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wojtas
keywords: anxiety; depression; oncological disease; stress; support