title: Social support: some pragmatic implications for health care professionals.
abstract: The role of social support in promoting recovery from chronic illness has been the focus of a debate within the nursing and social science research communities. This paper reviews the literature on this important issue and discusses the implications for patient management. In providing holistic patient care, health care professionals need to reflect on the impact of this research for their clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff Institute of Higher Education, Wales.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003289:Convalescence / Q000523:psychology*; D006293:Health Promotion; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012944:Social Support