"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Support" by people in Profiles.
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Parent-to-Parent Coaching for Parents of Children Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation with Incomplete Home Health Nursing Teams: A Pilot Support and Empowerment Model. Home Healthc Now. 2026 Sep-Oct 01; 44(5):298-305.
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Transportation insecurity, loneliness, and emotional support among individuals with a history of cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Mar 03; 10(2).
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Beliefs and Behaviors Related to Physical Activity in Black Girls With Asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Feb; 61(2):e71497.
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Educational and Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding: Associations with Work Status, Social Support, and Stress. Breastfeed Med. 2026 Mar; 21(3):186-192.
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Cross-Sectional Associations of Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, and Emotional Support Seeking with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Bladder Health. Int Urogynecol J. 2025 09; 36(9):1827-1837.
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Trust in doctors, social support, and belief in COVID-19 misinformation. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 02; 25(1):2236.
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Predictors of return to work after traumatic injury: Associations of employment with long-term patient-reported outcomes. Surgery. 2025 Sep; 185:109529.
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The Grief Navigation Trial: A multi-site pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of two interventions to support parents after their child's unexpected or traumatic death. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 08; 155:107962.
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Virtual eating disorder support group utilization is associated with lower eating disorder symptoms and multiple types of social support. Eat Disord. 2026 Jul-Aug; 34(4):364-379.
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An mHealth Intervention to Support Psychosocial Well-Being of Racial and Ethnically Diverse Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr. 2025 05; 280:114470.