The role of psychosocial support in enhancing quality of life for cancer patients: challenges and solutions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Cancer patients encounter many psychological, emotional, and physical obstacles during their diagnosis and treatment. Psychosocial support is essential for improving these people's overall quality of life, even though medical treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery are necessary for survival. Psychosocial support includes psychological, social, and emotional help for problems like social isolation, anxiety, depression, and coping strategies. In this essay, the significance of psychosocial support in cancer treatment is examined, with particular attention to how it affects both physical and emotional results. It looks at the different kinds of psychosocial interventions that help patients cope with the psychological effects of cancer and its treatments, such as peer mentoring, support groups, counseling, and stress-reduction techniques. Additionally, the paper discusses the obstacles that healthcare systems encounter in delivering sufficient psychosocial care, including a shortage of resources, a shortage of qualified personnel, and the stigma associated with mental health in oncology settings.
Source: Journal of Neonatal Surgery
Authors: Harish Jaiswal, Syed Sajid Ali Syed Sabir Ali
Institution: Kalinga University
Language: English
Topic: Cancer survivorship and care
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407857762