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Social Support: The Experience of Hospice Family Caregivers
The Hospice Journal, 1990The concepts of social support, reciprocity, cost, and conflict were examined through a methodological study that assessed the reliability and validity of Tilden's (1986) Cost and Reciprocity Index (CRI). The CRI was modified for the face-to-face interviews with 70 family members who were caring for a terminally ill relative enrolled in a hospice ...
J M, Kirschling +2 more
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Family, Friends and Social Support
2014The focus for most of the other chapters in this text has been on the person with the wound and the significant psychosocial problems that they may have to confront. However, in this chapter we explore the broader social situation and how this can impact on the individual with the wound and how, in turn, that patient influences it.
Dominic Upton, Penney Upton
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Social Support in Postdivorce Families
1996Raising children in a postdivorce family can be an especially demanding and complex task (Emery, 1988). Even though many of the most severe stresses associated with the divorce process are substantially attenuated within 2 years (Hetherington, 1989), parents and children in postdivorce families continue to face challenges related to coparental ...
Inge Bretherton +2 more
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In‐hospital social support for families of heart patients
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2003Summary• Chronic illness in one family member influences all aspects of family life. Research has documented the positive contributions of social support in an unexpected and stressful event such as a family member's heart disease.• The aim of the study was to describe in‐hospital social support provided by nurses to families of heart patients and to ...
Marja-Terttu, Tarkka +3 more
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Parent Perceptions of Family Social Supports in Families With Children With Epilepsy
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2016ABSTRACT Purpose and Background: When a child is diagnosed with epilepsy, not only has the child’s life been disrupted but also the family’s sense of normalcy. Although there is considerable literature discussing family concerns and social support issues in families with chronically ill children, a major gap lies ...
Kim A, Decker +2 more
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Family Support or Social Support? The Role of Culture
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017This paper examines the impact of cultural norms on arrangements made for old-age support. Using data from a recent national household survey in China, I show that clan culture is significantly associated with a set of individual values about the purpose of childbearing.
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The Family as a Social Support System in Old Age
The Gerontologist, 1979The cultures and the subcultures of a society define both the needs of its members and the ways in which these needs are to be met. The changes in cultures which have accompanied industrialization and urbanization have affected the relationships among family members, irrespective of their ages.
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The Influence of Social Support on Cardiovascular Health in Families
Family & Community Health, 2006The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify how social support in families can influence the health behaviors of multigenerational families already at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Using a case study method, semistructured individual and family group interviews were conducted of 3 members of 10 families (N = 30) with known ...
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Social Care: Family and Community Support Systems
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1989The growing number of elderly is bringing about dramatic changes in family life, in the nature and extent of interventions necessary to support an aging population, and in our notions about respective roles of family and community in providing for these needs.
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Handbook of social support and the family
Choice Reviews Online, 1997Jacki Fitzpatrick +3 more
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