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Descriptor English: Social Support
Descriptor Spanish: Apoyo Social
Descriptor apoyo social
Entry term(s) aliado social
aliados sociales
apoyo social en línea
apoyo social percibido
asistencia social
soporte social
Scope note: Sistemas de apoyo que proporcionan asistencia y estímulo a las personas con discapacidad física o emocional con la finalidad de mejorar su funcionamiento. El apoyo social informal suele proceder de los amigos, familiares o compañeros, mientras que la asistencia formal, como el APOYO COMUNITARIO, procede de las iglesias, los grupos sociales, etc.
Descriptor Portuguese: Apoio Social
Descriptor French: Soutien social
Entry term(s): Care, Social
Online Social Support
Online Social Supports
Perceived Social Support
Perceived Social Supports
Social Allies
Social Ally
Social Care
Social Support, Online
Social Support, Perceived
Social Supports, Online
Social Supports, Perceived
Support, Online Social
Support, Perceived Social
Support, Social
Supports, Perceived Social
Tree number(s): I01.880.853.500.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012944
Scope note: 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 such as COMMUNITY SUPPORT is provided by churches, groups, etc.
Annotation: human only
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Social Adjustment (1969-1982)
Social Environment (1973-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 1983-90
History Note: 91(83); was see under SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 1983-90
Related: Self-Help Groups MeSH
DeCS ID: 13328
Unique ID: D012944
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/27
Revision Date: 2020/04/29
Social Support - Preferred
Concept UI M0020052
Scope note 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 such as COMMUNITY SUPPORT is provided by churches, groups, etc.
Preferred term Social Support
Entry term(s) Care, Social
Social Allies
Social Ally
Social Care
Support, Social
Perceived Social Support - Narrower
Concept UI M000679404
Preferred term Perceived Social Support
Entry term(s) Perceived Social Supports
Social Support, Perceived
Social Supports, Perceived
Support, Perceived Social
Supports, Perceived Social
Online Social Support - Narrower
Concept UI M000676462
Preferred term Online Social Support
Entry term(s) Online Social Supports
Social Support, Online
Social Supports, Online
Support, Online Social



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