TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the relationship between coping, social support and health-related quality of life for prostate cancer survivors
T2 - A review of the literature
AU - Paterson, Catherine
AU - Jones, Martyn
AU - Rattray, Janice
AU - Lauder, William
PY - 2013/12/1
Y1 - 2013/12/1
N2 - Objective: Men affected by prostate cancer can experience profound physical and psychological sequalae; and unmet support needs are prevalent in men affected by this disease. Social support has been linked to improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and coping strategies, but little is known about the relationship between social support, coping and HRQoL for prostate cancer survivors. This review aims to identify the mechanism through which social support influences the relationship between coping and HRQoL for prostate cancer survivors. Methods: A literature review was conducted from the earliest date available to January 2013. Medline, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and ASSIA databases were searched using terms relevant to coping, social support and prostate cancer. Studies that explored the relationship between coping, social support and HRQoL were included. Results: 175 studies were assessed for potential inclusion with 11 publications included in this review. Studies predominately reported main effects of perceived social support on HRQoL, and few studies assessed moderation and mediation effects of coping and social support on HRQoL. Perceived social support was frequently assessed, but few studies evaluated the effects of received social support or satisfaction with social support on HRQoL. Conclusions: The evidence base is under-developed at present. Future research should use a multidimensional inventory of the social support constructs to examine how each of the constructs influences the relationship between coping and HRQoL over time. This may facilitate the development of appropriately targeted social support interventions that are theoretically driven to address the unmet support needs of prostate cancer survivors.
AB - Objective: Men affected by prostate cancer can experience profound physical and psychological sequalae; and unmet support needs are prevalent in men affected by this disease. Social support has been linked to improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and coping strategies, but little is known about the relationship between social support, coping and HRQoL for prostate cancer survivors. This review aims to identify the mechanism through which social support influences the relationship between coping and HRQoL for prostate cancer survivors. Methods: A literature review was conducted from the earliest date available to January 2013. Medline, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and ASSIA databases were searched using terms relevant to coping, social support and prostate cancer. Studies that explored the relationship between coping, social support and HRQoL were included. Results: 175 studies were assessed for potential inclusion with 11 publications included in this review. Studies predominately reported main effects of perceived social support on HRQoL, and few studies assessed moderation and mediation effects of coping and social support on HRQoL. Perceived social support was frequently assessed, but few studies evaluated the effects of received social support or satisfaction with social support on HRQoL. Conclusions: The evidence base is under-developed at present. Future research should use a multidimensional inventory of the social support constructs to examine how each of the constructs influences the relationship between coping and HRQoL over time. This may facilitate the development of appropriately targeted social support interventions that are theoretically driven to address the unmet support needs of prostate cancer survivors.
KW - Health-related quality of life
KW - Oncology
KW - Prostate cancer
KW - Psycho-social
KW - Social support
KW - Structured review
KW - Survivorship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888060709&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.04.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 23732014
AN - SCOPUS:84888060709
SN - 1462-3889
VL - 17
SP - 750
EP - 759
JO - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
JF - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
IS - 6
ER -