Associations of social networks with cancer mortality: A meta-analysis
Martin Pinquart, Paul R. Duberstein
20100701
2010 Aug 1
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
Associations of social networks with cancer mortality: A meta-analysis
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2010 Aug;75(2):122-137, Martin Pinquart, Paul R. Duberstein
Abstract
Abstract
This meta-analysis integrates results of 87 studies on the associations of perceived social support, network size, and marital status with cancer survival. In controlled studies, having high levels of perceived social support, larger social network, and being married were associated with decreases in relative risk for mortality of 25%, 20%, and 12%, respectively. Moderator analyses revealed that never married patients had higher mortality rates than widowed and divorced/separated patients. Associations...
