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Relationship of social supports to health.

Year: 1983

Type: article

Abstract: The research literature has produced mixed findings on the relationship of social supports to health. There is a clear relationship between mortality and lack of social support, a less clear but still strongly positive relationship between psychological symptoms and the lack of social support. In relation to physical symptoms, the findings are mixed: some studies show positive effects and others show none. Mutual help groups are an effective way of offering social support to a variety of target groups, whose needs cannot be met by the medical care system.

Source: PubMed

Author: S Braverman

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W176187833

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Cited by: 1

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