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ArticleJournal of health psychology2025

The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors' social connectedness: A qualitative analysis.

Pooja Rao, Joel E Segel, Kristin Bingen, Katie A Devine, Allison M Scott, Laura M Koehly, Ashton M Verdery, Courtney L Rumbaugh, Emily Wasserman, Heather J Costigan and 8 more

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Article in Journal of health psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The impact of financial toxicity on adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS): A mixed methods study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Pooja RaoPenn State Health Children's Hospital, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7968-3286
Joel E SegelThe Pennsylvania State University, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8937-0531
Kristin BingenMedical College of Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2481-2826
Katie A DevineRutgers Cancer Institute, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1003-8905
Allison M ScottUniversity of Kentucky, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4806-7912
Laura M KoehlyNational Institutes of Health, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4588-2898
Ashton M VerderyThe Pennsylvania State University, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1005-7580
Courtney L RumbaughPenn State College of Medicine, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-9409-4864
Emily WassermanPenn State College of Medicine, USA.
Heather J CostiganPenn State College of Medicine, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2009-277X
Smita DandekarPenn State Health Children's Hospital, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9410-1248
Kevin RakszawskiPenn State Cancer Institute, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7441-9531
Natthapol SongdejPenn State Cancer Institute, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6545-7931
George F BlackallPenn State Health Children's Hospital, USA.
Monali VasekarPenn State Cancer Institute, USA.
Seema NaikPenn State Cancer Institute, USA.
Eugene J LengerichPenn State Cancer Institute, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9872-1647
Lauren J Van ScoyPenn State College of Medicine, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0984-1474

Funding

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR002014 · NCATS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI KRASCHNEWSKI, JENNIFER L. · 2016 to 2025
$33.7M
Penn State Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR002015 · NCATS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI VAN SCOY, LAUREN JODI · 2016 to 2025
$7.8M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002015NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) are diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years of age. Improving AYACS' survivorship quality is crucial-including improving social connectedness, a construct describing the quality, structure and function of social relationships. With better understanding of AYACS' social connectedness, network-based interventions can be developed to foster social health. This study explored how a personal cancer diagnosis impacts AYACS' social connectedness among 35 AYACS 15-25 years old. Three themes emerged through thematic analysis: (1) AYACS experience substantial heterogeneity related to social support needs; (2) AYACS leverage multiple relationships and resources when seeking support after a personal cancer diagnosis; (3) AYACS' individual experiences were unique in that some noted positive changes, whereas others noted negative changes in relationships within social networks, specifically with peers. These findings create a foundation to develop social programming, foster peer relationships, and incorporate social science methods to aid intervention development to strengthen AYACS' social connectedness.

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Cancer SurvivorsInterpersonal RelationsNeoplasmsSocial SupportAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleQualitative ResearchYoung Adultadolescent/young adult oncologycancer survivorqualitative methodssocial connectednesssocial healthsocial networks

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PMID39887965
PMCPMC12704164

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