The Use of Natural Language Processing to Assess Social Support in Patients With Advanced Cancer.

Journal: The oncologist
Published Date:

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Data examining associations among social support, survival, and healthcare utilization are lacking in patients with advanced cancer.

Authors

  • Sunil Bhatt
  • P Connor Johnson
    Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Netana H Markovitz
    Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Tamryn Gray
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ryan D Nipp
    Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
  • Nneka Ufere
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Julia Rice
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Matthew J Reynolds
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Mitchell W Lavoie
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Madison A Clay
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Charlotta Lindvall
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
  • Areej El-Jawahri
    Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.