ReviewFrontiers in public health2018
How Social Networks May Influence Cancer Patients' Situated Identity and Illness-Related Behaviors.
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- Assessment of Psychosocial Correlates and Associated Factors of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Southwestern Saudi Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Similarities and differences across the underlying dimensions of social functioning in rural and nonrural cancer survivors: A mixed-methods study.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2023Article
- Cross-sector co-creation of a community-based physical activity program for breast cancer survivors in Colombia.Health promotion international · 2022Article
- Online Platform to Assess Complex Social Relationships and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Little research is currently available that captures variation in the degree to which individuals who have, or had cancer in the past (but are in remission) integrate their cancer experience into their sense of self or their cancer-associated identity. Such research should cover how those identities shape personal narratives within existing or new social networks so that, ultimately, we understand the implications for treatment choices and health outcomes. Particularly understudied are the social factors influencing the incorporation of cancer into identity, learning, and behavior. Social network analysis captures specific relationships, what they offer, and the structure or constellation of these relationships around someone who has cancer or has had cancer. Some studies point to potential cultural differences in ethnic or social groups in how social influences on the cancer experience play out in terms of individual coping strategies. In some populations, social cohesion or tight networks are common and of particular importance to individuals and include social institutions like church communities. Social status might also generate social pressures not typically noticed or experienced by other groups. We will discuss how social network analysis can be used to elucidate these factors and, conversely, how the specific context of cancer diagnosis can be used through social network analysis to better understand the role of community in helping individuals address situations of severe adversity.
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