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The Influence of Social Support on Chronic Illness Self-Management: A Review and Directions for Research
Abstract
A review of the empirical literature examining the relationship between social support and chronic illness self-management identified 29 articles, of which 22 were quantitative and 7 were qualitative. The majority of research in this area concerns diabetes self-management, with a few studies examining asthma, heart disease, and epilepsy management. Taken together, these studies provide evidence for a modest positive relationship between social support and chronic illness self-management, especially for diabetes. Dietary behavior appears to be particularly susceptible to social influences. In addition, social network members have potentially important negative influences on self-management. There is a need to elucidate the underlying mechanisms by which support influences self-management and to examine whether this relationship varies by illness, type of support, and behavior. There is also a need to understand how the social environment may influence self-management in ways other than the provision of social support.
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- Authors
- Gallant, M. P.
- Venue
- Health Education & Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-04
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 170-195
- ISSN
- 1090-1981 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6127
- OpenAlex
- W2154245896
- Cited by
- 954
- References
- 72
- FWCI
- 6.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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