Open AccessRelationships among Social Support, Coping Style, Perceived Stress, and Psychological Distress in Chinese Lung Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Xu Tian,
Yanfei Jin,
Hui Chen,
Ling TANG,
María Herrera
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2349-6673
pISSN - 2347-5625
DOI - 10.4103/apjon.apjon_59_20
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , social support , distress , lung cancer , clinical psychology , psychological distress , psychology , psychological intervention , medicine , mental health , psychiatry , psychotherapist , oncology
Social support is associated with improved psychological distress in cancer patients. This study investigates the impact of social support on Chinese lung cancer patients' psychological distress and further clarifies the mediating role of perceived stress and coping style.