APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Social Support As an Effective Predictor of Symptom Severity in Pulmonary Hypertension
- Danae Fields
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Adetoun Sodimu
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Oluwatosin Igenoza
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Balaji Kolasani
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Kelly Chin
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract
As the life expectancy of people with Pulmonary Hypertension increases, research has begun to focus on improving quality of life. Social support, an important factor of this construct, was evaluated in this study to examine the connection between it and change in perceived symptom severity over time.
Social Groups/Social Relationships