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The research literature has produced mixed findings on the relationship of social supports to health. There is a clear relationship between mortality and lack of social support, a less clear but still strongly positive relationship between psychological symptoms and the lack of social support. In relation to physical symptoms, the findings are mixed: some studies show positive effects and others show none. Mutual help groups are an effective way of offering social support to a variety of target groups, whose needs cannot be met by the medical care system.
研究文献对社会支持与健康之间的关系得出了混合的结果。死亡率与缺乏社会支持之间存在明显的关系，而心理症状与缺乏社会支持之间的关系虽然不太明确，但仍然非常积极。在与身体症状相关的方面，研究结果则存在差异：一些研究显示出积极的效果，而另一些则没有。互助小组是向各种目标群体提供社会支持的一种有效方式，这些群体的需求无法通过医疗保健系统得到满足。
