title: Social support and resource needs as mediators of recovery after facial injury.
abstract: Although many trauma centers provide excellent surgical care, little attention is paid to psychosocial needs and problems of posttrauma adaptation. Social support and resource needs have been identified as significant mediators of recovery after injuries. This article presents an overview of various social and material resources instrumental to psychological adjustment and recovery. It also discusses the ways in which complex social networks can be both beneficial and damaging toward the recovery process and the implications for clinical care of patients with orofacial injury. Finally, appropriate social support resource measuring tools that may be used in clinical settings are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, University of California, Box 951668, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. mgironda@ucla.edu <mgironda@ucla.edu>
authors.forename: Melanie W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Gironda
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005382:Financing, Personal; D006295:Health Resources; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011788:Quality of Life; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires