Kirk Julienne K, Ebert Christine N, Gamble Ginger P, Ebert C Edward
a Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
b School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE, USA.
Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Jul;8(4):379-389. doi: 10.1586/17446651.2013.811895.
Improvement of adherence in patients with a chronic disease state such as diabetes can be facilitated through well-crafted social support strategies. Family and friends are support options for many individuals living with diabetes. A systematic search of three databases was conducted to evaluate literature published from 2006 to April 2013 regarding social support in adults with diabetes conducted in the USA and Europe. While various studies had different findings, the overall trend shows that social support can result in a positive influence on both the ability of the patient to initiate and sustain diabetes management that can potentially result in positive health outcomes. This appears true even when the patient has low psychosocial skills and a small social support network. Healthcare professional involvement also correlates with patient improvement in specific outcomes not overlapped by the patient's social network. Support facilitated by peers can be a viable option along with the multitude of electronic options to help with social support.
精心制定的社会支持策略有助于提高糖尿病等慢性病患者的依从性。家人和朋友是许多糖尿病患者的支持来源。我们对三个数据库进行了系统检索，以评估2006年至2013年4月期间在美国和欧洲开展的有关成年糖尿病患者社会支持的文献。尽管各项研究结果各异，但总体趋势表明，社会支持能够对患者启动和维持糖尿病管理的能力产生积极影响，这可能带来良好的健康结果。即便患者心理社会技能较低且社会支持网络较小，情况似乎依然如此。医疗保健专业人员的参与也与患者在特定结果方面的改善相关，而这些结果并非患者社交网络所能涵盖。同伴提供的支持以及众多电子手段提供的支持都是有助于社会支持的可行选择。
