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Social support interventions: Do they work?
Hogan, B. E., Linden, W., & Najarian, B. (2002). Social support interventions: Do they work?.
Level D Review doi:10.1016/S0272-7358(01)00102-7
What this study supports
Supports the claim that the review found some support for the overall usefulness of social support interventions but not enough evidence to conclude which work best for which problems. A narrative review; Crossref and PubMed list slightly different page ranges.
- Who was studied
- Review of 100 studies evaluating social support interventions for problems ranging from cancer to birth preparation.
- Design
- Review
- Level of evidence
- Cross-sectional, observational, qualitative work and narrative reviews.
Claims that rest on it
Each claim states what the site asserts, at what strength, and with what caveat.
EmpiricalLevel CConfidence MODERATE
Receiving support has not been reliably associated with adjustment to stress; in a daily diary study of couples, support transactions the recipient did not notice promoted adjustment to a major stressor, and a review of 100 support interventions found some support for their usefulness but not which work best for what.
- Scope
- Support between partners around a major stressor, and structured support interventions.
- Caveat
- One diary study and a narrative review; the kind of support that helps may differ across relationships and problems.
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