"Social Support" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012944
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.500.600
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Support" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Support" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Support" by people in Profiles.
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Social Support, Social Strain, Stressful Life Events and Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer. Psychooncology. 2024 Nov; 33(11):e70013.
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Social Support and Treatment Delays in Breast Cancer Patients Within an Integrated Health Care System. Psychooncology. 2024 Nov; 33(11):e70025.
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A brief but comprehensive three-item social connectedness screener for use in social risk assessment tools. PLoS One. 2024; 19(7):e0307107.
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Association of Social Support with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Among Older Women: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023; 91(3):1107-1119.
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Social Support, social ties, and cognitive function of women with breast cancer: findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Life and Longevity After Cancer (LILAC) Study. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Dec 16; 31(1):48.
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Linking churches and parks to promote physical activity among Latinos: Rationale and design of the Parishes & Parks cluster randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 12; 123:106954.
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Social Care Recommendations in National Diabetes Treatment Guidelines. Curr Diab Rep. 2022 10; 22(10):481-491.
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Church Contextual Factors Associated With Latinx Physical Activity and Park Use. Fam Community Health. 2022 Jul-Sep 01; 45(3):163-173.
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Evaluation of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Women in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2146461.
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Comparison of Social Needs Among US Insured Adults Before and During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2146700.