Social support for older adults with cancer: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology review paper Review
| Authors: | Kadambi, S.; Soto-Perez-de-Celis, E.; Garg, T.; Loh, K. P.; Krok-Schoen, J. L.; Battisti, N. M. L.; Moffat, G. T.; Gil, L. A. Jr; Mohile, S.; Hsu, T. |
| Review Title: | Social support for older adults with cancer: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology review paper |
| Abstract: | Older adults with cancer have increasing needs in physical, cognitive, and emotional domains, and they can experience decline in all domains with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Social support plays a key role in supporting these patients, mitigating negative effects of diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and improving cancer outcomes. We review the importance of social support in older adults with cancer, describe the different components of social support and how they are measured, discuss current interventions that are available to improve social support in older adults, and describe burdens on caregivers. We also highlight Dr. Arti Hurria's contributions to recognizing the integral role of social support to caring for older adults with cancer. © 2019 Elsevier Inc. |
| Keywords: | survival; vasculotropin; review; quality of life; ovary cancer; breast cancer; gene expression; social support; depression; head and neck cancer; colon cancer; matrix metalloproteinase; interleukin 6; anxiety disorder; distress syndrome; natural killer cell; caregiver; daily life activity; elderly care; functional status; loneliness; social isolation; tumor necrosis factor; peer group; caregiver burden; social interaction; emotional stability; social stress; medical outcomes study social support survey; social media; social network; human; priority journal; psychological well-being; malignant neoplasm; physical well-being; care behavior; animal assisted therapy; duke university of north carolina functional social support questionnaire; multidimensional scale of perceived social support scale; non metastatic breast cancer; online support group; social support assessment; videoconferencing |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Geriatric Oncology |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 1879-4068 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2020-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 217 |
| End Page: | 224 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.09.005 |
| PUBMED: | 31628066 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC7384244 |
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| Notes: | Review -- Source: Scopus |
