Abstract
This study investigated the role of breast cancer survivors in a computer-mediated social support (CMSS) group for women with breast cancer. Applying a computer-aided content analytic method, the present study examined the differences in support provision between survivors and newly diagnosed patients. This study further investigated the impacts of survivor-provided social support on psychosocial adjustment of newly diagnosed patients. The results revealed that, compared with newly diagnosed patients, breast cancer survivors provided more emotional and informational support. Receiving emotional support from survivors contributed to an improvement in the quality of life and the depression of patients. The effects of survivor-provided informational support were not significant.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 486-514 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was funded by P50 CA095817-05 from the National Cancer Institute.
Publisher Copyright:
© Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication.
Keywords
- CMSS groups
- breast cancer survivor
- psychosocial adjustment
- social support
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
