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Development Of A Lung Cancer-Specific Model For Support Group Interest, Laura Testerman
Development Of A Lung Cancer-Specific Model For Support Group Interest, Laura Testerman
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Despite high levels of both emotional and physical distress and desire for utilization of support group services, lung cancer patients rarely participate in these supportive services. Lung cancer survivors’ interest in and use of supportive psychosocial services remains poorly understood, and Internet-based services may be of particular benefit to this population. The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations, which emphasizes Predisposing (i.e., demographic as well as attitudes about support services), Enabling (i.e., accessibility of services), and Illness (i.e., need for services based on health) factors, was applied to the prediction of survivors’ behavioral intention to participate in face-to-face support groups (F2F) …