Social support and quality of life of patients prior to stem cell or bone marrow transplantation.

Objectives: To determine the positive and detrimental aspects of social support prior to allogeneic or autologous bone marrow transplantation/stem cell transplantation.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Methods: Patients completed the German version of the Illness-specific Social Support Scale (ISSS) and the Quality of Life (QoL) Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30).