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Social support: some pragmatic implications for health care professionals |
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| Authors: | Debbie I Keeling BSc Patricia E Price BA PhD AFBPsS CPsychol Eleri Jones BSc MSc PhD MIBiol CBiol Keith G Harding MB ChB MRCGP |
| Affiliation: | Research Assistant, Community Health Sciences, Cardiff Institute of Higher Education;Honorary Reader m Psychology, Community Health Sciences, Cardiff Institute of Higher Education;Dean of Resources, Tourism, Hospitality and Food, Cardiff Institute of Higher Education;Director of the Wound Care Research Unit and Senior Lecturer in Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales |
| Abstract: | The role of social support in promoting recovery from chronic illness has been the focus of a debate within the nursing and social science research communities This paper reviews the literature on this important issue and discusses the implications for patient management In providing holistic patient care, health care professionals need to reflect on the impact of this research for their clinical practice |
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