Gender Differences in Social Support Received by Informal Caregivers: A Personal Network Analysis Approach
| Autor: | María del Río-Lozano, Jaime Jiménez-Pernett, Leticia García-Mochón, María del Mar García-Calvente, Amparo Lupiañez-Castillo, Rosario Fernández-Peña, María Nieves Rodríguez-Madrid |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Cantabria |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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caregivers Personal Network Analysis social network analysis Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Health Status Population lcsh:Medicine Bivariate analysis Article Developmental psychology Personal network 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors Betweenness centrality personal network analysis Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Social network analysis Informal Care Aged education.field_of_study Gender Differences Descriptive statistics lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support social support Self Concept informal care Caregivers gender differences Female Centrality Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Social Network Analysis |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, p 91 (2018) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(1), 91 UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria instname Volume 16 Issue 1 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Social support is an important predictor of the health of a population. Few studies have analyzed the influence of caregivers&rsquo personal networks from a gender perspective. The aim of this study was to analyze the composition, structure, and function of informal caregiver support networks and to examine gender differences. It also aimed to explore the association between different network characteristics and self-perceived health among caregivers. We performed a social network analysis study using a convenience sample of 25 female and 25 male caregivers. A descriptive analysis of the caregivers and bivariate analyses for associations with self-perceived health were performed. The structural metrics analyzed were density degree centrality mean betweenness centrality mean and number of cliques, components, and isolates. The variability observed in the structure of the networks was not explained by gender. Some significant differences between men and women were observed for network composition and function. Women received help mainly from women with a similar profile to them. Men&rsquo s networks were broader and more diverse and they had more help from outside family circles, although these outcomes were not statistically significant. Our results indicate the need to develop strategies that do not reinforce traditional gender roles, but rather encourage a greater sharing of responsibility among all parties. |
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