Social support networks and well-being of disabled veterans: the dual roles of institutional support and peer trust [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionExisting studies have consistently demonstrated a positive association between social capital and subjective well-being; however, systematic evidence on this relationship among disabled veterans remains limited.
Qiuyue Zhang +4 more
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Integrating Decision Support and Social Networks
Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, 2012 We elaborate on the shifting of decision support systems towards social networking, which is based on the concepts of Web 2.0 and Semantic Web technology.
Francisco Antunes, João Paulo Costa
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Social support networks and eating disorders: an integrative review of the literature [PDF]
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2014 Carolina Leonidas, Manoel Antônio dos Santos Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil Aims: This study aimed to analyze the scientific literature about ...
Leonidas C, Santos MA
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The Social Networks and Social Support of Siblings of Children with Cancer [PDF]
Children, 2022 Siblings of children with cancer need support to ameliorate the challenges they encounter; however, little is known about what types and sources of support exist for siblings.
Sarah E. Wawrzynski +6 more
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Social support and social support networks and active aging
INFAD, 2016 Carlos Manuel Leitao Maia +3 more
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On Social Networks That Support Learning [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 It is well understood that the structure of a social network is critical to whether or not agents can aggregate information correctly. In this paper, we study social networks that support information aggregation when rational agents act sequentially and irrevocably.
Itai Arieli +2 more
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Contribution of occupational therapy to the organization of the routine of women submitted to surgical treatment for breast cancer: a focus on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) [PDF]
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2022 Introduction: Modified radical mastectomy and quadrantectomy are the main surgical treatments for breast cancer; however, they can cause physical, mental, social and occupational disorders to the patient and her support network. Objective: To analyze the
Maria José Gugelmin de Camargo +3 more
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Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2022 While qualitative approaches in social network analysis have been flourishing, the research processes, especially data analysis, are still often informed by the structural network analysis paradigm.
Rosa Brandhorst, Lukasz Krzyzowski
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Needs assessment for home-based care and the strengthening of social support networks: the role of community care workers in rural South Africa [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2015 Background: Community care workers (CCWs) in rural South Africa provide medical, personal, household, educational, and social care services to their clients.
Mosa Moshabela +2 more
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Network cohesion and social support [PDF]
Social Networks, 2017 This article analyses the effects of personal network cohesion on different types of social support using two dimensions of cohesion: network closure (defined as a tightly knit set of actors around the ego) and cliquishness (defined as the extent to which an actor is connected with a number of cohesive sub-sets of alters).
Joel Martí +2 more
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