Cancer survivors’ and caregivers’ social networks provide support for managing stress and navigating daily life. Larger, more diverse networks typically confer more stress-buffering connections and resources. Aging, chronic illness, and caregiving are associated with diminishing network size and heterogeneity, yet how these factors relate to perceived support is not well-studied in this population. The objective of this project is to examine the association of survivor and caregiver age, network size, and member heterogeneity (age, relationships) with perceived support.
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Title
Effects of cancer survivor and caregiver age, social network size, and member heterogeneity on perceived support
Creator
Cloyes, Kristin : Oregon Health and Science University Mansfield, Kelly J. : University of Utah College of Nursing Wawrzynski, Sarah E. : Nemours Children's Health Guo, Jia-Wen : University of Utah College of Nursing Jones, Eric C. : University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston School of Public Health
Meeting Name
Research Week, Oregon Health and Science University, 2024