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What are the benefits of support groups and how effective are they?
Lidija Pecova
September 17, 2024
For World ALL Day 2024, Lidija Pecova, HEMA-ONKO, North Macedonia, discussed the importance of support groups for patients and caregivers, including the benefits of attending.
For World ALL Day 2024, Lidija Pecova, HEMA-ONKO, North Macedonia, discussed the importance of support groups for patients and caregivers, including the benefits of attending.
Pecova discusses how support groups can help patients become better informed about their diagnosis and treatment, and ease the burden on caregivers and family members. She shares her personal experience as a caregiver, and how she believes a support group could have helped her. Pecova also highlights that support groups can foster a sense of belonging by giving patients and caregivers a place to speak openly where they don’t feel judged.
