Social support for women during chronic illness: The relationship among sources and types to adjustment

Primomo, Janet; Yates, Bernice C.; Woods, Nancy F.

doi:10.1002/nur.4770130304

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“…The contact with children might be of a different quality as compared to that with friends or neighbours. Studies on network structure focusing on who is providing support revealed stronger effects for help provided by relatives and spouses as compared to friends (Dean et al 1990;Primomo et al 1990). Dean et al (1990) examined differences in the effects of functional expressive support by source on depressive symptoms and found that spouse, friends, and adult children were found to rank in descending order of importance.…”

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Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

2008

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The relation between social support and mental health has been thoroughly researched and structural characteristics of the social network have been widely recognised as being an important component of social support. The aim of this paper is to clarify the association between children and depressive mood states of their older parents. Based on international comparative data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe we analysed how the number of children, their proximity and the frequency of contact between older parents and their children are associated with the mental health of older people, using the EURO-D index. Our results indicate a positive association of children and depressive mood since childless men and women report more depressive symptoms. Moreover, few contacts with children were associated with an increased number of depressive symptoms. The family status was related to mental health as well: older men and women living with a spouse or partner had the lowest levels of depression. Interestingly, the presence of a spouse or partner was more relevant for the mental health of older people than the presence of, or contact with, their children.

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Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

2008

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“…Social support enhances psychological adjustment, 39 decreases depression, anxiety, and illness demands, and increases quality of life. 10 In this study, a significant correlation was found between social support and anxiety, indicating that the higher the level of social support, the lower the patient's anxiety score.…”

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Perceived social support, anxiety, and self‐care among patients receiving hemodialysis

Mollaoğlu

2006

Dialysis & Transplantation

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BackgroundHemodialysis therapy requires patients to undergo major lifestyle changes. Patients with increased perceived social support and decreased anxiety are more likely to enhance self‐care.Patients and MethodsA descriptive‐correlational study design was used to analyze the baseline data of a group of hemodialysis patients (n=140). Three instruments were used: the Exercise of Self‐Care Agency Scale (ESCA), the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM‐A), and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were completed.ResultsSocial support and anxiety are significant predictors of self‐care after controlling for the effect of time on dialysis. Results indicated that patients who perceived higher levels of social support and lower levels of anxiety were more likely to have a higher level of self‐care.ConclusionsInterventions to increase hemodialysis patients' perceived social support and decreased anxiety may contribute to an enhanced self‐care ability and positive health outcome, and may subsequently improve self‐care and the psychosocial adjustment to hemodialysis.

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“…There are many studies in which better illness adaptation and HRQoL have been related to greater family support and/or less family conflict (11)(12)(13)(14)(15). The influence of marital support has been shown to be significant for couples coping with other illnesses (16,17) and similarly may be particularly significant for couples in which one partner has diabetes, as the diabetes care regimen (e.g., food purchase and preparation, medication administration, and exercise involvement) often involves the spouse (16).…”

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A Prospective Analysis of Marital Relationship Factors and Quality of Life in Diabetes

Wade²,

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OBJECTIVE -To prospectively assess the relation between marital relationship domains (i.e., intimacy and adjustment) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and glycemic control of individuals with diabetes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS -A previous cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between marital quality and adaptation to diabetes for 78 insulin-treated adults. Each participant completed two marital quality measures (Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale and Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships Scale) at time 1 (T1). A total of 61 subjects were contacted two years later (time 2 [T2]) and re-administered four HRQoL measures (Diabetes Quality of Life Scale, Medical Outcomes Study Health Survey-SF36, Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale, and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule). Glycemic control was assessed by HbA 1c . Demographic data (age, sex, type and duration of diabetes, years married, other medical problems, family history, and years of education) were gathered from charts and questionnaires. Linear regression analyses were used to assess the ability of the two marital measures at T1 to predict HRQoL at T2, controlling for confounding HRQoL and baseline subject variables.RESULTS -Both of the marital quality measures at T1 were prospective predictors of aspects of HRQoL at T2. Less diabetes-related distress at T2 was predicted by better marital adjustment at T1. Greater satisfaction with aspects of the diabetes care regimen at T2 was predicted by better marital adjustment and greater perceived marital intimacy at T1. Neither marital measure predicted general HRQoL or glycemic control.CONCLUSIONS -For insulin-treated adults with diabetes, quality of marriage prospectively predicts diabetes-related quality of life. This study highlights the sensitivity of diabetesspecific measures. Future work should explore the value of interventions that target the spouse and/or couple.

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Social support for women during chronic illness: The relationship among sources and types to adjustment

Cited by 199 publications

References 26 publications

Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Perceived social support, anxiety, and self‐care among patients receiving hemodialysis

A Prospective Analysis of Marital Relationship Factors and Quality of Life in Diabetes

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