Open AccessA comparative study on resilience, perceived social support and hopelessness among cancer patients treated with curative and palliative care
Author(s) -
Ottilingam Somasundaram Ravindran,
Kiran Devamani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.179606
Subject(s) - beck hopelessness scale , social support , palliative care , distress , psychological resilience , cancer , psychology , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , medicine , psychiatry , psychotherapist , nursing , beck depression inventory , anxiety , physics , quantum mechanics
Psychological distress is common among patients affected by cancer. In this study, we examined the relationship between resilience, social support, and hopelessness among cancer patients treated with curative and palliative care.