Social Support Received and Provided in the Adjustment of Parents of Children With Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the present study is to determine the relation between the satisfaction of parents of children with cancer with the social support received and provided from a multidimensional perspective (sources and types of support) and the disruptions that take place in different areas of their lives (partner, children, family, social relations, and economic and employment situation).

Method

One hundred twelve parents of children diagnosed with cancer who received treatment at the Mother and Child Hospital of Málaga (Spain) were recruited. Data were gathered through self-reporting measures. The instrument used includes a questionnaire about socio-demographic variables, a questionnaire about parents' adjustment to the situation and a questionnaire about social suppor

SUBMITTER: Melguizo-Garin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485259 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature