Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care

• Main Authors: Flávia Batista Portugal (Author), Mônica Rodrigues Campos (Author), Celina Ragoni Correia (Author), Daniel Almeida Gonçalves (Author), Dinarte Ballester (Author), Luis Fernando Tófoli (Author), Jair de Jesus Mari (Author), Linda Gask (Author), Christopher Dowrick (Author), Peter Bower (Author), Sandra Fortes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The Genera...