Table 3.

Summary of Social Support both Received and Not-Received and the Role of Social Network to Provide Support Across the Treatment Timeline

Received/Not-Received	Treatment Timeline	Support	Network
			Members	Roles
Received
	Throughout	Instrumental, Emotional	Partners, Friends, Family, Support Groups	Friends and partners attended doctor’s appointments; emotional support throughout
	Before Treatment	Instrumental, Emotional, Informational, Appraisal	Partners, Friends, Family, Support Groups	Partners played varied roles in terms of appraisal support for treatment decision making; Support Groups offered informational/appraisal support to inform decision-making
	During Treatment	Instrumental	Partners (if available), Friends, Family, Paid Caregivers	Family members (parents/siblings) helped around surgery; day or two after surgery; Partners played varied role by treatment type (less intensive for radiation than surgery)
	After Treatment	Informational, Emotional	Partners, Friends, Support Groups	Offering informational and emotional support for treatment side effects
Wanted/Unmet Support or Done by self
	Throughout	Informational/Emotional/Appraisal	GBMPCa Support Groups
	Before Treatment
	During Treatment	Instrumental Support - Caregiving post-surgery	Done Alone	Not wanting to ask for instrumental support from friends because of catheter
	After Treatment	Informational, Emotional	Partners, Friends, Support Groups	Some noted being very selective about who could provide support about treatment side-effects