title: Examining the perceived social support and psychological symptoms among adolescents with leukemia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose was to determine the perceived social support and psychological symptoms of adolescents with leukemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 70 adolescents with leukemia. The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MPSSS), and a demographical data form were used for data collection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Scores of the Global Severity Index, Positive Symptom Distress Index (PSDI), and Positive Symptom Total (PST) of the BSI were higher than those of the healthy adolescents with the same age in other studies. There was a negative relationship between the MPSSS and negative self-image, depression, anxiety, PSDI, and PST of the BSI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It would likely be beneficial to increase adolescents' perceived social support in order to decrease psychological symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hicran
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Çavuşoğlu
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sağlam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007938:Leukemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012649:Self Concept; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012944:Social Support; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent; leukemia; nursing; psychological symptom; social support