Waxler-morrison: Social Support To Improve Stress

Question 1

Method?

Answer 1

Quasai

Women diagnosed with breast cancer

Question 2

What’s the design,

Answer 2

Independent design as women had existing social networks - if didn’t manipulate social network - already exists

Question 3

How many pps?

Answer 3

133 women under 55

Pre menopausal

Question 4

What’s the procedure?

Answer 4

Patients mailed a questionnaire to gather info on their demography and existing social networks , education level, who they were responsible for (eg children) contact with friends and family, perception of support from others

Given psychometric test of social network that combined marital status contact with friends and family and church membership

Details of diagnosis taken from medical records between 1980-1981

Survival and recurrence rested checked in their medical records in Jan 1985

Question 5

What’s the results ?

Answer 5

6 aspects of social network linked with survival :
Marital status
Support from friends
Contact with friends
Total support
Social network 
Employment

Question 6

What was concluded ?

Answer 6

The more social networks and support- the higher the survival rate of women with breast cancer , although type of cancer still main factor in survival

Question 7

Aim?

Answer 7

To see how relationships influence response to breast cancer survival