The impact of divergent forms of social support on health-related quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma and its precursor states
Multiple myeloma is a largely incurable disease. Patients suffer from the cancer, therapeutic side effects, and often psychological symptoms. Not only multiple myeloma patients but also patients with precursor diseases show high psychological distress. Today, treatment option evaluations are increas...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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31 January 2024
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Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
Year: 2024, Volume: 150, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-9 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1335 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00432-023-05570-9 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-023-05570-9 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00432-023-05570-9 |
| Author Notes: | Anja Greinacher, Rea Kuehl, Elias K. Mai, Hartmut Goldschmidt, Joachim Wiskemann, Anna Fleischer, Leo Rasche, Ulrike Dapunt, Imad Maatouk |
| Summary: | Multiple myeloma is a largely incurable disease. Patients suffer from the cancer, therapeutic side effects, and often psychological symptoms. Not only multiple myeloma patients but also patients with precursor diseases show high psychological distress. Today, treatment option evaluations are increasingly performed in combination with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessments. One factor that is positively associated with HRQoL is social support. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 05.11.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1432-1335 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00432-023-05570-9 |