Social support and depressive symptoms in older adults receiving hospice care: the mediating role of developmental task attainment.
Background: Recognizing and addressing depressive symptoms among palliative care patients is essential, given their impact on quality of life, connections to increased physical symptoms, and links with heightened mortality risk. The current study aimed to identify the relationships between social su...
| Publicado en: | BMC Palliative Care Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13 |
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BioMed Central
7/18/2025
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