Open AccessOnline Platform to Assess Complex Social Relationships and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Author(s) -
Prakash Poudel,
H. Bauer,
Deokumar Srivastava,
Kevin R. Krull,
Melissa M. Hudson,
Leslie L. Robison,
Zhaoming Wang,
IChan Huang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jco clinical cancer informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.188
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2473-4276
DOI - 10.1200/cci.21.00044
Subject(s) - loneliness , social support , social isolation , psychology , clinical psychology , anxiety , ucla loneliness scale , young adult , social network (sociolinguistics) , gerontology , medicine , social media , developmental psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , political science , law
Social integration and relationship issues have been understudied among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. This study compared social relationships (social networks, support, and isolation) between AYA cancer survivors and noncancer controls, and identified social integration mechanisms through which the cancer experience influences patient-reported outcomes (PROs).