conversations, 19

environment, 2, 18, 19, 24, 25, 56, 217, 218, 226, 227

forums, 16, 18, 23, 160, 163, 170, 243

groups, xxv–xxvii, 16, 20, 31, 55, 22, 222, 225

interaction, 163

relations, 74, 6, 24, 27, 54–56, 158

relationships, 6, 24

self-help group, 30

support groups, xxv, xxvii, 1, 55, 225–227

Orth-Gomer, Kristina, 5

outdegree; see also degree, 66–68, 74–75, 85, 112, 116, 119, 134, 139, 243

Park, David, 19, 164

Parks, Malcolm, 11, 17

participation:

passive, 78, 102

active, 78, 80, 94, 101, 120, 188, 219

Pearlin, Leonard, 7, 11

peer:

peers, 23, 184

discussion group, 15, 225

support groups, 226

Pennebaker, James, 23

Pew Internet and American Life Project, 6

physical:

cues, 19, 20

interaction, 18

proximity, 19, 20, 218

physically disabled, 22

Pierce, Gregory, 8

Pillemer, Karl, 175

pilot testing, 2, 27, 33, 36, 37

Pleace, Nicholas, 24

positional analysis, 78, 80, 82, 92, 110

Preece, Jenny, 19, 221

pregnancy, 9

preventative, 13, 151, 154, 155

primary group, 13, 151, 152, 154, 155, 157, 243

prime givers, xxvii, 3, 4, 123, 125, 129, 130, 132–134, 136, 140–142, 145–148, 218–220, 245

prognosis, 40, 42, 176

proximity, 1, 12, 13, 19, 20, 155, 157, 161, 162, 218, 225

psychology, 37, 228

psychosocial distress, 6–8, 24

race:

race, 9

African American, 6, 9, 14

White, 163

radiation, 38, 224

Radin, Patricia, 28, 39

real world, 6

receivers, 67, 68

reciprocity, xxvii, 145, 148, 159, 169, 170, 180, 181, 187, 190, 191, 197–202, 206–211, 213

reduced social cues model, 19, 55, 56

referral, 2, 41, 47, 48, 54, 183, 233

relationship to cancer, 22, 159, 174, 189, 246

remission, 42, 175

request:

accounts, 40, 122, 244

clear-cut, 40, 41, 48

negative sentiments, 40, 41

Rice, Ronald, 19, 22

rich get richer model, 224