Social Network Characteristics and the Duration of Primary Relationships After Entry Into Long-term Care

1990 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. S156-S162 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bear
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Primary Relationships

scholarly journals Why Nursing Home Residents Use Social Network Systems: An Attachment Perspective

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1037
Author(s):  
I.-Chiu Chang ◽  
Kuei-Chen Cheng ◽  
Cheng-Yi Chiang ◽  
Chang-Kuo Hu
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Network Systems ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Long Term Care Facility ◽  
Network Platform ◽  
Labor Resources

Most long-term care facilities can offer residents’ with sufficiently material and physical care, but psychological support may not be always provided due to the tight financial budget or labor resources. Residents’ isolation and loneliness then become a big issue, especially for the residents. Social network systems (SNS) have been proved to be a more effective information transmission channel for thoughts, perspectives, and information sharing than traditional channels such as microblogging, e-mails, or telephones. This study conducted a quasi-experiment to identify factors that influence residents’ intention of using SNS and the impacts of SNS on them in a long-term care facility. The results showed that residents’ attached motivation of personal interacting is a significant factor that influences their intention to use the social network platform. Meanwhile, both the loneliness and depression scales of the participants were decreased significantly.

Social bonds, care, and successful ageing

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Clemens Tesch-Römer ◽  
Hans-Werner Wahl ◽  
Suresh I. S. Rattan ◽  
Liat Ayalon
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Self Development

Social bonds and care are important factors for successful ageing. Most people do not grow old in isolation, but together with other people, supporting them and being supported by them. While ageing, people are embedded into a social network formed by family, friends, and neighbours. These social bonds are a necessary precondition for successful self-development over the course of our lives. The process of growing very old is characterized by morbidity, functional loss, and care needs. Hence, it is important to account for factors that enable successful ageing even in a life phase when social support and long-term care are becoming more important for a good life. Therefore, successful ageing must be seen in the context of advanced old age.

scholarly journals Long-Term Care Facilities: Important Participants of the Acute Care Facility Social Network?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. e29342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Y. Lee ◽  
Yeohan Song ◽  
Sarah M. Bartsch ◽  
Diane S. Kim ◽  
Ashima Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Acute Care Facility ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Communication, advice exchange and job satisfaction of nursing staff: a social network analyses of 35 long-term care units

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana PA van Beek ◽  
Cordula Wagner ◽  
Peter PM Spreeuwenberg ◽  
Dinnus HM Frijters ◽  
Miel W Ribbe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
Social Network Analyses

scholarly journals Social Network Investigation of a Syphilis Outbreak in Ottawa, Ontario

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
H D’Angelo-Scott ◽  
J Cutler ◽  
D Friedman ◽  
A Hendriks ◽  
AM Jolly
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Distributed Data ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Internet Site ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
Prevention Messages ◽  
Proxy Measure

BACKGROUND: The incidence of syphilis in Ottawa, Ontario, has risen substantially since 2000 to six cases per 100,000 in 2003, again to nine cases per 100,000 in 2007, and recently rose to 11 cases per 100,000 in 2010. The number of cases reported in the first quarter of 2010 was more than double that in the first quarter of 2009.OBJECTIVE: In May 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care requested the assistance of the Field Epidemiology Program to describe the increase in infectious syphilis rates and to identify social network sources and prevention messages.METHODS: Syphilis surveillance data were routinely collected from January 1, 2009 to July 15, 2010, and social networks were constructed from an enhanced social network questionnaire. Univariate comparisons between the enhanced surveillance group and the remaining cases from 2009 on non-normally distributed data were conducted using Kruskal-Wallis tests and χ2tests.RESULTS: The outbreak cases were comprised of 89% men. Seventeen of the 19 most recent cases consented to answer the questionnaire, which revealed infrequent use of condoms, multiple sex partners and sex with a same-sex partner. Information regarding social venues where sex partners were met was plotted together with sexual partnerships, linking 18 cases and 40 contacts, representing 37% of the outbreak population and connecting many of the single individuals and dyads.CONCLUSION: Uncovering the places sex partners met was an effective proxy measure of high-risk activities shared with infected individuals and demonstrates the potential for focusing on interventions at one named bar and one Internet site to reach a high proportion of the population at risk.

Working With Resistance and Encouraging Buy-In to New Programs

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Sara Joffe
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Optimal Outcomes ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist

In order to best meet the needs of older residents in long-term care settings, clinicians often develop programs designed to streamline and improve care. However, many individuals are reluctant to embrace change. This article will discuss strategies that the speech-language pathologist (SLP) can use to assess and address the source of resistance to new programs and thereby facilitate optimal outcomes.

Feeding Dependency Issues in the Long-Term Care Environment

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Carol Winchester ◽  
Cathy Pelletier ◽  
Pete Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Environment

Communication Disordered: Program Implementation in Long-Term Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
George Barnes ◽  
Joseph Salemi
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Change Policy

The organizational structure of long-term care (LTC) facilities often removes the rehab department from the interdisciplinary work culture, inhibiting the speech-language pathologist's (SLP's) communication with the facility administration and limiting the SLP's influence when implementing clinical programs. The SLP then is unable to change policy or monitor the actions of the care staff. When the SLP asks staff members to follow protocols not yet accepted by facility policy, staff may be unable to respond due to confusing or conflicting protocol. The SLP needs to involve members of the facility administration in the policy-making process in order to create successful clinical programs. The SLP must overcome communication barriers by understanding the needs of the administration to explain how staff compliance with clinical goals improves quality of care, regulatory compliance, and patient-family satisfaction, and has the potential to enhance revenue for the facility. By taking this approach, the SLP has a greater opportunity to increase safety, independence, and quality of life for patients who otherwise may not receive access to the appropriate services.

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