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Additionally, one month after surgery, they responded to a questionnaire designed by the researchers concerning the key aspects of physician-patient communication.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our findings revealed that patients reporting high social support one month after surgery demonstrated significantly improved emotional well-being (EWB) at both one month and one year after the surgery, with statistically significant higher scores in the dimension of EWB (p&amp;lt;0.05). The support from a significant other at one year correlates with greater PF (p&amp;lt;0.005), fewer limitations due to physical health (p&amp;lt;0.05), less pain (p&amp;lt;0.05), less fatigue (p&amp;lt;0.05), and better general and EWB (p&amp;lt;0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study underscores the significance of perceived social support for patients cross endometrial cancer. 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