Studies involving spousal caregivers of dementia sufferers, medical students, elderly adults, and cancer patients have consistently shown that social support correlates with improved immune functioning (Cohen & Herbert, 1996; Kiecolt-Glaser et al., 2002).

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology

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• social support concept
• immune functioning concept
• cancer patients concept