Social support: a key variable for health promotion and chronic disease management in Hispanic patients with rheumatic diseases.
Social support: a key variable for health promotion and chronic disease management in Hispanic patients with rheumatic diseases.
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10.4137/cmamd.s13849
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2014
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Wallen GR
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Brooks AT;Andrade RE;Middleton KR;Wallen GR
包括风湿病在内的慢性疾病会给患者带来巨大的身体和心理负担。许多患有关节炎的西班牙裔人面临活动限制。在检查西班牙裔个人的治疗和结果时，社会支持或关系的功能内容可能很重要。参与者是从城市社区卫生中心 (CHC) 招募的，作为一项更大规模的健康行为研究的一部分。进行了横断面、描述性、混合方法分析，以探讨社会支持在样本中的作用。该分析仅包括西班牙裔/拉丁裔患者 (n = 46)。采访以英语和西班牙语进行。大多数样本（87%）认为他们的生活中存在一定的社会支持。最常被提及的两种社会支持类型是情感支持和工具支持。最常见的两个社会支持来源是配偶以外的家庭成员（52.2%）和配偶（32.6%）。体重指数（BMI）与感知到的支持来源的数量显着相关。对于患有慢性风湿病的西班牙裔人，应考虑社会支持的存在或不存在以及在支持最佳健康结果方面的作用。让家庭成员和配偶参与该人群的护理计划可以促进健康促进和慢性病管理。
Chronic diseases, including rheumatic diseases, can cause immense physical and psychosocial burden for patients. Many Hispanics suffering with arthritis face activity limitations. Social support, or the functional content of relationships, may be important to consider when examining treatment and outcomes for Hispanic individuals. Participants were recruited from an urban community health center (CHC) as part of a larger health behavior study. A cross-sectional, descriptive, mixed methods analysis was conducted to explore the role of social support in the sample. Only Hispanic/Latino patients (n = 46) were included in this analysis. Interviews were conducted in both English and Spanish. The majority of the sample (87%) perceived some presence of social support in their lives. The two most commonly cited types of social support were emotional and instrumental. The two most common sources of social support were family members other than spouses (52.2%) and spouses (32.6%). Body mass index (BMI) was significantly correlated with the number of perceived sources of support. The presence or absence and the role of social support in supporting optimal health outcomes should be considered for Hispanics with chronic rheumatic diseases. Involving family members and spouses in the plan of care for this population could facilitate health promotion and chronic disease management.