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Taei Z, Radfar M, MogadamTabriz F, Sheikhei N. THE EFFECT OF DIMENSION OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON HOPE AND LONELINESS IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2015; 13 (6) :473-480
URL: http://unmf.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-2235-en.html
1- MSc in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences,Urmia, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor of Nursing Department, PhD of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences,Urmia, Iran. (Corresponding Author) , mradfar1343@gmail.com
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery,Reproductive Health Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
4- Statistics Expert of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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  Background & Aims: Loneliness is one of the major psychosocial concerns among patients with cancer. Diagnosis, acute treatment and complications of breast cancer may create experience of loneliness. Hope is an essential factor in the lives of cancer patients. Realistic hope, felt with the awareness of the problem, is an important factor for coping with the problems of the patient in an efficient manner. Social support is an important aspect of modern cancer cares. Social support plays a major role in adaptation with chronic and serious illnesses, such as cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dimension of social support on hope and loneliness in patients with breast cancer.  Material and Methods: The method of study was descriptive-correlation. 100 patients with breast cancer were selected randomly and enter to study. The data were collected with GHQ, Miller Hope Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale and Social Support Questionnaire -Sarason . Data were analyzed with using Pearson correlation.   Results: A positive relationship existed between social support and hope (r = 0/88) and negatively associated with loneliness (r = - 0/91). A negative correlation between hope and loneliness was found (r = - 0/93) (p
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