Marital status and survival in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, authors have repeatedly reported on the significance of social support in cancer survival. Although overall the studies appear to be convincing, little is known about which types of social support promote better survival rates, and which subgroups of cancer patients are more susceptible to the benefits of it. The aim of this study was to identify, organize, and examine studies reporting on the significance of social support in cancer survival.

Methods

The PubMed, CINAHL and EBSCO databases were searched using the keywords social support/marital status, cancer, and survival/mortality. Where possible we used a meta-analytical approach, specifically a random effect model, in order to combine the results of the hazard ratios in studies from which this

SUBMITTER: Krajc K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883406 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature