期刊名称：International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2163-1948
电子版ISSN：2163-1956
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：5
页码：115-122
DOI：10.5923/j.ijpbs.20130305.01
语种：English
出版社：Scientific & Academic Publishing Co.
摘要：The present study was aimed to assess the amount of social support perceived by cancer patients. For the purpose, 200 cancer patients (111 men and 89 women) who were going under treatment in the department of Radiotherapy and Oncology in Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir participated in the study. Social support was assessed by The Interpersonal Support Evaluation List – Short Form (ISEL-SF). Data was analysed using One Way ANOVA and t-test. The results indicated that the mean scores of older cancer patients were higher than middle age cancer patient, no significant difference was found between the mean scores of male and female cancer patients. Also, the mean scores of cancer patients with good income was higher than cancer patients with moderate income on social support scale.
