Assessing social support in patients with cardiac disease.
An increasingly large body of literature demonstrates the positive effects of social support for patients with all illnesses and cardiovascular disease in particular. However, social support is not the same, nor is it equally beneficial in all circumstances. This article reviews key aspects of the social support literature and presents a model for assessing social networks.
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012803:Sick Role; D012944:Social Support; D015996:Survival Rate