The structure and quality of social network support among mental health consumers of clubhouse programs

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 929-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca M. Pernice-Duca
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Support ◽  
Mental Health Consumers ◽  
Social Network Support ◽  
Health Consumers

scholarly journals Mental Health, Sexual Orientation, and Perceived Social Network Support in Relation to Hazardous Alcohol Consumption Among Active Duty Military Men

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 155798832097630
Author(s):  
Cheríe S. Blair ◽  
Shannon Dunlap ◽  
Michael Tzen ◽  
Carl A. Castro ◽  
Jeremy T. Goldbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Network Support ◽  
Social Network Support ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Consumption

Knowledge surrounding perceived network support and alcohol consumption among active duty U.S. military personnel is limited, particularly among sexual minorities. We sought to determine the correlates of hazardous alcohol consumption and whether perceived network support moderated the relationship between sexual orientation and Alcohol Use Identification Test (AUDIT-C) score. The sample comprised cisgender men currently serving in the U.S. military ( N = 292). Participants were recruited through respondent-driven sampling and completed an online survey. Logistic regression analysis evaluated associations between positive AUDIT-C with sociodemographic characteristics (including sexual orientation), military service, mental health, and perceived social network support. Interaction analysis assessed the moderating effect of perceived network support on sexual orientation and AUDIT-C. Among study participants, 52.7% (154/292) had positive AUDIT-C, while 65.4% (191/292) self-identified as heterosexual/straight and 34.6% (101/292) identified as gay or bisexual. In adjusted analysis, positive AUDIT-C was associated with increased post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology (adjusted odds ratio [adjOR] 1.03; 95% CI [1.00, 1.06]; p = .019) and high perceived network support (adjOR 1.85; 95% CI [1.04, 3.29]; p = .036), while mental health service utilization had reduced odds of positive AUDIT-C (adjOR 0.40; 95% CI [0.20, 0.78]; p = .007). In interaction analysis, high perceived network support was associated with increased odds of positive AUDIT-C among sexual minority men (adjOR 3.09; 95% CI [1.21, 7.93]; p = .019) but not heterosexual men (adjOR 1.38; 95% CI [0.68, 2.81]; p = .37). Hazardous alcohol use was prevalent among all men in our sample. Perceived social network support may influence hazardous alcohol consumption, particularly among sexual minority servicemen. These findings suggest the potential role of tailored social network-based interventions to decrease hazardous alcohol use among military personnel.

Quality of life of mental health consumers in Hong Kong: Analysis of service perceptions

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal F.M. Wu ◽  
Winnie W.S. Mak ◽  
Deborah L.Y. Wan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Mental Health Consumers ◽  
Health Consumers

Mental health consumers' perceptions of quality of life and mental health care

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Williams ◽  
Natisha Sands ◽  
Stephen Elsom ◽  
Roshani Kanchana Prematunga
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Consumers ◽  
Health Consumers

scholarly journals Psychosocial burden and professional and social support in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) and their relatives in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Magliano ◽  
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Laura Obici ◽  
Claudia Sforzini ◽  
Anna Mazzeo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Severe Illness ◽  
Motor Neuropathy ◽  
Transthyretin Amyloidosis ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Network Support ◽  
Social Network Support ◽  
Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis

Abstract Background Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR), alias ATTR variant (ATTRv) is a severe and disabling disease causing sensory and motor neuropathy, autonomic dysfunction, and cardiomyopathy. The progressive decline of patient’s functional autonomy negatively affects the patient’s quality of life and requires increasing involvement of relatives in the patient’s daily life. Family caregiving may become particularly demanding when the patient is no longer able to move independently. This study is focused on the psychosocial aspects of ATTRv from the patient and relative perspectives. In particular, it explored: the practical and psychological burdens experienced by symptomatic patients with ATTRv and their key relatives and the professional and social network support they may rely on; whether burden varied in relation to patients’ and relatives’ socio-demographic variables, patients’ clinical variables, and perceived professional and social network support; and, any difference in burden and support between patients and their matched relatives. Methods The study was carried out on symptomatic patients included in the ATTRv Italian national registry and living with at least one adult relative not suffering from severe illness and being free from ATTRv symptoms. Patients and relatives’ assessments were performed using validated self-reported tools. Results Overall, 141 patients and 69 relatives were evaluated. Constraints of leisure activities, feelings of loss and worries for the future were the consequences of ATTRv most frequently reported by patients and relatives. Both in patients and their relatives, the burden increased with the duration of symptoms and the level of help in daily activities needed by the patient. In the 69 matched patient-relative pairs, the practical burden was significantly higher among the patients than among their relatives, while the psychological burden was similar in the two groups. Moreover, compared to their relatives, patients with ATTRv reported higher levels of professional and social network support. Conclusions These results show that ATTRv is a disease affecting quality of life of both patients and their families. Supporting interventions should be guaranteed to patients, to facilitate their adaptation to the disease, and to their families, to cope as best as possible with the difficulties that this pathology may involve.

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