title: [The relationship between social support and the social demographic characteristics of people with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed at associating the perceived social support with the social demographic characteristics of people with diabetes mellitus, between May and November 2008. The sample consisted of 161 patients with diabetes mellitus and the Social Support Network Inventory was used. High perception of social support was observed in the studied sample, the main source of support were the family members, followed by health professionals. Social support was directly correlated with age and inversely correlated with educational level, both of weak magnitude. The assessment of social support will permit interventions to promote the adaptation of people to the health demands.
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitário da Fundaçāo Educacional Guaxupé (UNIFEG), Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lilian Cristiane Gomes-Villas
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Boas
authors.forename: Cláudia Benedita
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Foss-Freitas
authors.forename: Ana Emilia
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pace
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors