FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCER
OBJECTIVE: To analyze factors associated with perceived social support in older people with cancer. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, analytical study conducted with a convenience sample of 134 older people seen at a specialist cancer treatment unit in a hospital located in a municipal district i...
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| author | Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito Giovana de Souza Gomes Penido Jéssica Goretti da Silva Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava Murilo César do Nascimento |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To analyze factors associated with perceived social support in older people with cancer. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, analytical study conducted with a convenience sample of 134 older people seen at a specialist cancer treatment unit in a hospital located in a municipal district in the South of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Data collection was conducted by interview and analysis of medical records. Social support was analyzed using the Medical Outcomes Study social support scale. The Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze differences between means. Linear regression was used for analysis of associations. RESULTS: The majority of the sample of older people with cancer analyzed were male, aged from 60 to 74 years, and reported high mean scores for material support; affective support; positive social interaction; and emotional/ informational support. Factors with positive associations with social support were: not living alone; income one to three times the minimum wage; having a partner; rating health as good/very good; and presence of comorbidity. Factors with negative associations were: poor/very poor perceived income and polypharmacy use. CONCLUSIONS: This sample of older people reported high mean scores for material support; affective support; positive social interaction; and emotional/informational support. Factors associated with perceived social support were: living arrangements; family income; perceived sufficiency of income; marital status; health self-assessment; comorbidity; and polypharmacy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-069a7cdd1245430a8dd83ea11596c0502022-12-21T20:18:13ZengBrazilian Society of Geriatrics and GerontologyGeriatrics, Gerontology and Aging2447-21232021-03-01151910.5327/Z2447-212320212000104FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCERTábatta Renata Pereira de Brito0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9466-2993Giovana de Souza Gomes Penido1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-6688Jéssica Goretti da Silva2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3946-9119Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3186-9596Murilo César do Nascimento4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-2654Universidade Federal de Alfenas - Alfenas (MG), Brazil.Universidade Federal de Alfenas - Alfenas (MG), Brazil.Universidade Federal de Alfenas - Alfenas (MG), Brazil.Universidade Federal de Alfenas - Alfenas (MG), Brazil.Universidade Federal de Alfenas - Alfenas (MG), Brazil.OBJECTIVE: To analyze factors associated with perceived social support in older people with cancer. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, analytical study conducted with a convenience sample of 134 older people seen at a specialist cancer treatment unit in a hospital located in a municipal district in the South of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Data collection was conducted by interview and analysis of medical records. Social support was analyzed using the Medical Outcomes Study social support scale. The Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze differences between means. Linear regression was used for analysis of associations. RESULTS: The majority of the sample of older people with cancer analyzed were male, aged from 60 to 74 years, and reported high mean scores for material support; affective support; positive social interaction; and emotional/ informational support. Factors with positive associations with social support were: not living alone; income one to three times the minimum wage; having a partner; rating health as good/very good; and presence of comorbidity. Factors with negative associations were: poor/very poor perceived income and polypharmacy use. CONCLUSIONS: This sample of older people reported high mean scores for material support; affective support; positive social interaction; and emotional/informational support. Factors associated with perceived social support were: living arrangements; family income; perceived sufficiency of income; marital status; health self-assessment; comorbidity; and polypharmacy.https://ggaging.com/details/1667/en-US/factors-associated-with-perceived-social-support-in-older-people-with-cancerolder peopleneoplasmssocial support |
| spellingShingle | Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito Giovana de Souza Gomes Penido Jéssica Goretti da Silva Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava Murilo César do Nascimento FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCER Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging older people neoplasms social support |
| title | FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCER |
| title_full | FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCER |
| title_fullStr | FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCER |
| title_full_unstemmed | FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCER |
| title_short | FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CANCER |
| title_sort | factors associated with perceived social support in older people with cancer |
| topic | older people neoplasms social support |
| url | https://ggaging.com/details/1667/en-US/factors-associated-with-perceived-social-support-in-older-people-with-cancer |
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