scholarly journals Analysis of User Social Support Network in Online Tumor Community

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-194
Author(s):  
Hui Lin ◽  
Shijuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Information Behaviors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Health

AbstractWith the development of Internet technology, online health forums have become indispensable for people who seek non-professional health support. This research focuses on the content posted by cancer patients and their relatives in online health forums and social networks to raise the following research questions: What is the overall view of the social support network in the online tumor community? What are the information behaviors of the online tumor community in different identities of users? How users interact in this community and build this network of social support? What are the topics users would like to share and talk about? What kinds of users could be the key users in this community? Method: Using the post and comment data of the Oncology Forum of Tianya Hospital in 2019, combined with social network analysis and word co-occurrence network analysis, the following conclusions are obtained: (1) There are some central points in the overall social support network, and there are central users consistent with other social networks. (2) Positive users are more likely to comment on others, and it is easier to get others’ comments, while negative users are more likely to share personal information and do not want to participate more in social interaction. (3) Users focus on posting emotional and emotional content in content sharing. Information-based social support information. The social support experience that this type of information brings to users can be positive and negative. (4) The most active group in the patients’ online health community, followed by the patients’ children. (5) The relationship between users and patients is diverse and there are two types of singularity. Users with diverse relationships are more likely to be commented on, and they are more willing to comment on users who also have diverse relationships.

scholarly journals Internalizing Symptoms and Social Support Among Kenyan Adolescents: A Network Analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Venturo-Conerly ◽  
Akash Wasil ◽  
Tom L Osborn ◽  
John R. Weisz ◽  
Payton J. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Full Network

Internalizing symptoms are common and debilitating among adolescents. Network analysis, which models associations among psychopathology, risk factors, and protective factors, may help clarify relationships between social support and internalizing symptoms, including within understudied cultural groups. We performed network analyses of 1) depressive and anxiety symptoms, 2) social support, and 3) all three measures among 658 Kenyan adolescents. In the internalizing symptoms network, worry, nervousness, and feeling down exhibited the highest expected influence. In the social support network, friends showed the greatest expected influence. In the full network, social support from family, friends, and significant others were all negatively associated with internalizing symptoms, and feeling down was a particularly important bridge node between internalizing symptoms and social support. Our findings suggest that feeling down is closely linked to social support in this sample of Kenyan adolescents. The study illustrates the potential of network analysis to aid understanding of psychopathology cross-culturally.

scholarly journals The social support network for black psychiatric inpatients

Curationis ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ngubane ◽  
L. R. Uys
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Family Network ◽  
State Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
State Psychiatric ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

A survey was carried out of almost 50% of Black inpatients in a state psychiatric hospital to evaluate the level of accessibility of the family network of the patients. Staff were interviewed on the problems they have with contacting families. The survey shows the extent of inadequate access and identifies reasons for the problem.

scholarly journals Social support network of nurses for the care of their own children

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Caroline Rodrigues ◽  
Verônica de Azevedo Mazza ◽  
Ieda Harumi Higarashi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Need Support ◽  
The Family ◽  
Returning To Work

This exploratory descriptive study, using a qualitative approach, aimed to characterize the social support of nurses in the care of their own children. The participants were ten nurses who were mothers, selected through a snowball method. Data collection occurred from November 2011 to January 2012 through semi-structured interviews and construction of families' genograms and ecomaps. Data were analyzed through Bardin content analysis, leading to the establishment of two categories: (1) Returning to work: the importance of family support and (2) The family and their interactive contexts: types of bonds. The social support network of the family is essential to the lives of these women, who need support, assistance and guidance in directing their activities in everyday overload.

scholarly journals Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Batista Portugal ◽  
Mônica Rodrigues Campos ◽  
Celina Ragoni Correia ◽  
Daniel Almeida Gonçalves ◽  
Dinarte Ballester ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social

The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument were used. The Social Support Network Index classified patients with the highest and lowest index as socially integrated or isolated. A bivariate analysis and four multiple linear regressions were conducted for each quality of life outcome. The means scores for the physical, psychological, social relations, and environment domains were, respectively, 64.7; 64.2; 68.5 and 49.1. In the multivariate analysis, the psychological domain was negatively associated with isolation, whereas the social relations and environment domains were positively associated with integration. Integration and isolation proved to be important factors for those in emotional distress as they minimize or maximize negative effects on quality of life.

scholarly journals Red de soporte social y apoyo comunitario en miembros de una organización de desplazados por violencia política residentes en Cañete, Perú/Social Support Network and Community Support Among Members of an Organization of Persons Displaced by Political Violence Residing in Cañete, Peru

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Ma. Teresa Schoof Aguirre ◽  
Eduardo Manzanares Medina ◽  
Miriam Grimaldo Muchotrigo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
The Social ◽  
La Red ◽  
Violencia Politica

<p><em><strong>Español</strong></em></p><p>El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar la relación entre la red de soporte social y el apoyo comunitario en los miembros de una organización de personas desplazadas por violencia política. Para tal fin, el estudio descriptivo correlacional incluyó a 80 participantes (49 mujeres y 31 hombres) con una edad promedio de 45.79 años (DE = 11.41), quienes residían en una provincia de Lima y provenían, en su mayoría, del departamento de Ayacucho. Se les administró el Cuestionario de Red Social (SNQ) y el Cuestionario de Apoyo Comunitario Percibido (PCSQ). Entre los principales resultados, se encontró que el componente Integración y Participación Comunitaria del PCSQ correlaciona con dos funciones y dos categorías del SNQ. Se presenta asociación positiva estadísticamente significativa con la función guía cognitiva (rs = .32), la función socialización (rs = .24) y la categoría satisfacción (rs = .24) y asociación negativa y estadísticamente significativa con la categoría heterogeneidad (rs = -.23). Se discuten las implicancias de los presentes hallazgos.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>English</strong></em></p><p>The present study’s aim was to determine the relationship between the social support network and community support among members of an organization of persons displaced by political violence. The correlational-descriptive research included 80 individuals (49 females and 31 males) with a mean age of 45.79 years old (SD = 11.41), who reside in a province of Lima and came, mostly, from the department of Ayacucho. Participants completed the Social Network Questionnaire (SNQ), as well as the Perceived Community Support Questionnaire (PCSQ). Among the main findings, we found that the Integration component and Community Participation from the PCSQ correlate with two functions and two categories from the SNQ. Specifically there is a statistically significant positive association with the Cognitive Guide function (rs = .32), the Socialization function (rs = .24) and the Satisfaction category (rs = .24); and a statistically significant negative association with the Heterogeneity category (rs = -.23). Implications of the results obtained will be discussed in the present paper.</p>

The Comparability of Event-Related and General Social Support

2011 ◽  
pp. 339-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Hlebec ◽  
Maja Mrzel ◽  
Tina Kogovšek
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Response Format ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Related Approach ◽  
Relation Approach

Some studies (e.g., Kogovšek & Hlebec, 2008, 2009) have shown that the name generator and the role relation approaches to measuring social networks are to some extent comparable, but less so the name generator and the event-related approaches (Hlebec, Mrzel, & Kogovšek, 2009). In this chapter, the composition of the social support network assessed by both the general social support approach and the event-related approach (support during 15 major life events) is analyzed and compared. In both cases, the role relation approach is used. In addition, in both approaches a more elaborate (16 possible categories ranging from partner, mother, father, friend to no one) and a more simple (6 possible categories ranging from family member, friend, neighbor to no one) response format is applied and compared. The aim of the chapter is to establish, in a controlled quasi-experiment setting, whether the different approaches (i.e. the general social support and the event-related approach) produce similar social networks regardless of the response format (long vs. short).

scholarly journals Breastfeeding promotion and support strategies based on Paulo Freire's epistemological categories

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares ◽  
Cleide Maria Pontes ◽  
Mônica Maria Osório
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Breastfeeding Promotion ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Group 2

OBJECTIVE: This study identified strategies for promoting breastfeeding involving pregnant women, breastfeeding women and actors of the social support network for the breastfeeding process. METHODS: This qualitative study was guided by action research and the focal group technique to collect data. Focal Group 1 consisted of four pregnant and six breastfeeding women; Focal Group 2 consisted of six family members; and Focal Group 3 consisted of thirteen health professionals. The focal groups were guided by the following questions: What breastfeeding promotion and support actions should be done? How should they be performed? Who should perform them? The conversation sunder went thematic content analysis and were interpreted in the light of Paulo Freire's theoretical constructs: dialogue, ethics and problematization. RESULTS: Four themes were emerged from the conversations: dialogue-based educational actions involving the social support network during the vital cycle; educational actions in schools; educational actions in the media; ongoing counseling at Family Health Units. CONCLUSION: The constructed strategies were centered on dialogue and active listening. Both should be present during the entire vital cycle and in the Family Health Strategy, and involve all actors of the social support network. These strategies may disrupt the unidirectional transmission of the educational practices that promote breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Social support network typologies and their association with dementia and depression among older adults in Singapore: a cross-sectional analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e025303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wen Lau ◽  
Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar ◽  
Edimansyah Abdin ◽  
Saleha Shafie ◽  
Anitha Jeyagurunathan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Network Type

ObjectivesTo examine the social support network type and its associations with depression and dementia among older adults in Singapore.DesignThis study is a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Well-being of the Singapore Elderly study. The Practitioner Assessment of Network Type was used to identify five social support network types. Odds Ratios (OR) of dementia and depression were estimated with logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression, respectively, adjusted for sociodemographic variables.SettingSingapore.Outcome measures10/66 criteria and Automated Geriatric Examination for Computer Assisted Taxonomy computer algorithm.Participants2421 older adults aged 60 years and above, and their informants.ResultsLogistic regression revealed that as compared with participants in the family dependent social support network type, those in the locally integrated social support network type were negatively associated with dementia. It was observed that it is the older adults’ perception of the quality of social interaction that influences the likelihood of depression.ConclusionThe social support network typology presents knowledge about the older adults’ social network profile and their cognitive functioning-ability which would help stakeholders better identify older adults who might be at risk of cognitive decline or experiencing delay in diagnosis of dementia.

Coping with Loneliness when Death is Near

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
A. Rokach ◽  
J. Chin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
General Population ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Active Pursuit ◽  
Increased Activity ◽  
Dying Patient

The study compared the manner in which the dying, their caregivers, and the general population cope with loneliness. The patients were recruited in an oncological hospice in Israel, and despite being on their deathbed agreed to participate in the study. Thirty-seven cancer stricken patients, 78 caregivers, and 128 participants from the general population volunteered to partake in the study. They answered, anonymously, a 34-item yes/no questionnaire and were asked to endorse those items that described their strategies of successfully coping with loneliness. The dimensions of the coping strategies included: Reflection and acceptance which was defined as being by one's self and becoming acquainted with one's fears, wishes, and needs; Self-development and understanding, was defined as the increased self-intimacy, renewal, and growth; Social support network; Distancing and denial which was defined as denial of the experience and pain of loneliness through the use of alcohol or street drugs; Religion and faith; and Increased activity, the active pursuit of daily responsibilities. Results suggested the dying patient, his or her caregiver, and the general population cope with loneliness differently. Dying patients scored significantly lower than the general population on the Social support network and on the Increased activity subscales. The trend was reversed on the Religion and faith subscale. The present may be the first study to examine the manner in which the dying and their caregivers cope with loneliness. As such, more research is needed to replicate the present study, using larger samples.

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