SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR HEALTH SERVICE USERS AT A SECONDARYCARE INSTITUTION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.59948Keywords:
Social Support, Nursing, Medical Staff, Social Workers, Patients.Abstract
Objective: To describe the level of social support perceived by users of a second-level health
service.
Method: This was a descriptive study with 287 users of health services in the state of Durango,
Mexico, using the Social Support Scale in Health to collect data and SPSS software to analyze
the results.
Results: The outpatients perceived more social support from nursing staff than from physicians
and social workers, with a mean of 10.70, 10.19, 9.58, respectively; with a p<0.05 significant
difference.
Conclusion: Nursing professionals provide health service users with the greatest social support,
answering their questions and allowing them to express their feelings.
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