"Social Support" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance is provided by churches, groups, etc.
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D012944
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.500.600
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Support" by people in Profiles.
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Reblin M, D'Almeida H, Barrios-Monroy V, McCormick R, Rodriguez L, Walters K, Sutton SK, Zebrack B, Forsyth P, Byrne MM, Wells KJ. Training cancer caregiver navigators: experiences from implementing the eSNAP and caregiver navigator intervention. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Dec; 30(12):10263-10272.
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Reblin M, Wells KJ, Otto A, McCormick R, Rodriguez L, Walters K, Sutton SK, Zebrack B, Forsyth P, Byrne MM. Addressing a critical need for caregiver support in neuro-oncology: development of a caregiver navigation intervention using eSNAP social resource visualization. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jun; 30(6):5361-5370.
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Reblin M, Ketcher D, McCormick R, Barrios-Monroy V, Sutton SK, Zebrack B, Wells KJ, Sahebjam S, Forsyth P, Byrne MM. A randomized wait-list controlled trial of a social support intervention for caregivers of patients with primary malignant brain tumor. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Apr 17; 21(1):360.
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Vamos CA, Lockhart E, Vázquez-Otero C, Thompson EL, Proctor S, Wells KJ, Daley EM. Abnormal pap tests among women living in a Hispanic migrant farmworker community: A narrative of health literacy. J Health Psychol. 2018 10; 23(12):1622-1634.
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Koskan A, Klasko L, Davis SN, Gwede CK, Wells KJ, Kumar A, Lopez N, Meade CD. Use and taxonomy of social media in cancer-related research: a systematic review. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jul; 104(7):e20-37.
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Katz ML, Young GS, Reiter PL, Battaglia TA, Wells KJ, Sanders M, Simon M, Dudley DJ, Patierno SR, Paskett ED. Barriers reported among patients with breast and cervical abnormalities in the patient navigation research program: impact on timely care. Womens Health Issues. 2014 Jan-Feb; 24(1):e155-62.
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Boynton-Jarrett R, Rich-Edwards JW, Jun HJ, Hibert EN, Wright RJ. Abuse in childhood and risk of uterine leiomyoma: the role of emotional support in biologic resilience. Epidemiology. 2011 Jan; 22(1):6-14.
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Wells KJ, Booth-Jones M, Jacobsen PB. Do coping and social support predict depression and anxiety in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation? J Psychosoc Oncol. 2009; 27(3):297-315.
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Jun HJ, Acevedo-Garcia D. The effect of single motherhood on smoking by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. Soc Sci Med. 2007 Aug; 65(4):653-66.