Social Support

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.853.500.600
Concept/Terms	Social Support Social Support Support, Social Social Networks Social Networks Social Network

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Social Environment [I01.880.853.500]
Social Support [I01.880.853.500.600]

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Social Support
Psychosocial Support Systems

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Bar chart showing 147 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2014 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	1	2
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	4	4
2001	1	0	1
2002	2	2	4
2003	0	5	5
2004	1	4	5
2005	0	5	5
2006	2	5	7
2007	5	4	9
2008	1	5	6
2009	2	5	7
2010	2	5	7
2011	4	2	6
2012	2	4	6
2013	0	4	4
2014	4	6	10
2015	1	4	5
2016	1	5	6
2017	3	3	6
2018	3	7	10
2019	4	3	7
2020	1	5	6
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	4	4
2023	1	2	3
2024	1	5	6
2025	1	0	1

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Davis KA, Lai S, Alderfer MA, Long KA. Shared Priorities for Sibling Psychosocial Support in Pediatric Cancer Care: A Value-Weighting Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Apr; 72(4):e31565.

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Gannon M, Hand D, Short VL, Carrubba T, Thiele G, Pancoe S, Lawson S, Haerizadeh-Yazdi N, Keith SW, Abatemarco D. "Someone is there with you through this [pregnancy] that isn't seeing you through a negative lens": Considerations for integrating doula referrals into opioid treatment programs. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 02; 169:209585.

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Bradt J, Leader A, Worster B, Myers-Coffman K, Bryl K, Biondo J, Schneible B, Cottone C, Selvan P, Zhang F. Music Therapy for Pain Management for People With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychooncology. 2024 10; 33(10):e70005.

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Gannon M, Short V, Keith S, Hand D, Oliner LO, Yang A, Haerizadeh-Yazdi N, Ize-Iyamu A, Kelly E, Weinstein L, Goyal N, Jeminiwa R, Abatemarco D. Scarce perinatal social support for women with OUD: Opportunities for doula services. Midwifery. 2024 11; 138:104169.

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Karpyn A, Kennedy N, Seibold M, Tracy T, Kim J, Larock J, Silberg T, Lennon J, Oluwadero J, Ratnayake M. Understanding benefits of a college student-homebound adult partnership program to support aging in place: An exploratory study. Eval Program Plann. 2024 10; 106:102464.

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Davis KA, Mazzenga M, Hall PB, Buchbinder D, Alderfer MA, Oberoi AR, Sharkey CM, Blakey AO, Long KA. Development of a blueprint for sibling psychosocial services: A nationwide study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 07; 71(7):e30993.

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Fall F, Hu YY, Walker S, Baertschiger R, Gaffar I, Saltzman D, Stylianos S, Shapiro J, Wieck M, Buchmiller T, Brandt ML, Tracy T, Heiss K, Berman L. Peer Support to Promote Surgeon Well-being: The APSA Program Experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep; 59(9):1665-1671.

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Nigam P, Gramszlo C, Srivastava S, Sood E. Experiences of fetal care, social support, and emotional functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in women carrying a fetus with CHD. Cardiol Young. 2024 May; 34(5):1045-1051.

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Wawrzynski SE, Cloyes KG, Arasteh K, Guo JW, Linder L, Reblin M, Alderfer MA. Online Experiences, Internet-Fostered Connection, Resilience, and Adjustment Among Adolescent Siblings of Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 48(1):E1-E8.

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Wawrzynski SE, Alderfer MA, Waters AR, Linder L, Reblin M, Guo JW, Litchman M, Cloyes KG. Technology-Mediated Support Among Siblings of Children with Cancer. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2023 10; 12(5):685-691.

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