The relationship between social support and quality of life in Iranian clients with Cancer

Background: Cancer is the second most common cause of death in developed and industrialized countries. In Iran, the prevalence of cancerincreased by 19% between 2008 and 2012. It is predicted that the rates of cancer will multiply in Iran by 2035. Regarding the prevalence andincidence of cancer has been increased, it is important to conduct studies that are better suited to this chronic and stressful disease.Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support and quality of life in cancer patients.Methods: A simple random sampling method was used in this descriptivesectional study that was conducted in 2018. Data were collected usingdemographic questionnaire, FACT_G for assessing quality of life questionnaire and MPSS questionnaire in order to measure social support.All of the statistical procedures were run by SPSS 25 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) using simple linear regression for assessing predicting variables ofquality of life. Then all variables that extracted from simple linear regression were entered to multiple linear regression.Results: The mean and standard deviation of the patients presented in the study was 49.65±14.93. The results showed that social support had asignificant relationship with physical (B = - 0.16), psychological (B = - 0.13), social (B = 0.29) and functional dimensions (B = 0.21) of quality of life.Implications for practice: Patients need the support of healthcare system, family, and their relatives. Social support provided by family and friends is

کلیدواژه ها:

Social support ، Quality of Life ، Cancer