title: Social support towards the necessity of caring after myocardial infarction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to know the received or assisted social support by the family towards the necessity of care after acute myocardial infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  qualitative and exploratory research. Data collection was carried out through observation and interviews with six families, from February to May, 2012. Data were also analyzed based on the thematic analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  three categories emerged: Immediate social support; Mediate social support; Late social support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  social support follows the infarction trajectory, which attains the family members and favors the support according to the needs of care in each lived moments by the patient.
authors.affiliation: Curso Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Raquel Pötter
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Maria de Lourdes Denardin
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Budó
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem e Obstetrícia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: Curso Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Bruna Sodré
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Fernanda Machado
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000451:nursing*; D012944:Social Support