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Satisfaction with social support and quality oflife (QOL) were assessed for 60 psychiatric patients, 79welfare recipients and 266 people of the generalpopulation using the Social Provisions Scale (SPS) and the Satisfaction with Life Domains Scale(SLDS). Psychiatric patients reported less satisfactionthan the general population on all components of socialsupport. They have a comparable level of satisfaction with welfare recipients on most of thecomponents, with the exception of emotional integrationand opportunity for nurturance. However, patientssatisfaction with QOL was quite similar to the generalpopulation, although higher than welfare recipients on somedimensions. Their lower satisfaction with thepersonal-intimate dimension suggest deficiencies insocial support. All components of social support wereconsistently related to QOL in the general population.Attachment and reassurance of worth
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Caron, J., Tempier, R., Mercier, C. et al. Components of Social Support and Quality of Life in Severely Mentally Ill, Low Income Individuals and a General Population Group. Community Ment Health J 34, 459–475 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018786228664
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