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The relationship between social support and loneliness in Turkish patients with cancer

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  • Yasemin Yildirim
  • Seher Kocabiyik

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Aims and objectives. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between family social support and loneliness in Turkish patients with cancer. Background. Loneliness is a major problem affecting about 50% of adult cancer patients. Adequate social support may cause a reduced cancer‐related mortality in patients with cancer. Design. A cross‐sectional, descriptive and correlational design was used. Method. Cancer patients undergoing treatment in the outpatient chemotherapy unit at a university hospital between January–April 2007 were enrolled. After inclusion and exclusion processes, a total of 144 patients with solid cancer comprised the final sample of the study. The Perceived Social Support from Family Scale, the Revised University of California, Los Angeles‐Loneliness Scale and a demographic data form were used. Data were analysed by using descriptive statistics, student t‐test, one‐way variance analysis and Pearson’s correlation test. Results. The mean age was 51·76 (SD 12·14). Ninety‐two patients (63·9%) were female and most were married. The mean social support score and the mean loneliness score were 15·92 (SD 3·22) and 33·09 (SD 0·17), respectively. There were significant differences between the mean scores for the marital status (p

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  • Yasemin Yildirim & Seher Kocabiyik, 2010. "The relationship between social support and loneliness in Turkish patients with cancer," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(5‐6), pages 832-839, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:19:y:2010:i:5-6:p:832-839
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03066.x
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