The Impact of Social Support on the Mental Health of Cancer Patients:Evidence from China

作     者：Wanxiu Zhu 

作者机构：School of Public Administration and LawHunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha410128China 

出 版 物：《Psycho-Oncologie》 (肿瘤心理学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第18卷第1期

页      面：69-77页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Cancer patients social support mental health 

摘      要：Exploring the relationship between social support and the mental health of cancer patients is a vital endeavor for enhancing mental *** objective of this study was to explore the relationship between social support and psychological well-being in cancer patients and to provide new empirical evidence for psychological improvement in cancer *** research holds significant practical implications for optimizing China’s public health system and strengthening the development of a healthy *** data from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS)database,we empirically examined the influence of social support on the mental health of cancer *** such as Ordered Probit and OLogit were used to provide empirical evidence and theoretical insights for enhancing the mental health of cancer patients in a context marked by a high prevalence of *** findings indicated that both formal and informal social support mechanisms were effective in improving the mental health of cancer ***,we utilized the propensity score matching(PSM)model to eliminate the endogeneity issue associated with sample selectivity *** results obtained through PSM demonstrated robustness,underscoring the importance of addressing sample selectivity bias when assessing the impact of social support on the mental health of cancer ***,the Chinese government is recommended to prioritize the use of social support as a means to proactively enhance the mental health of cancer patients,thereby continuously elevating their overall quality of life.