Perceived social support and burden of care of male and female caregivers of patient with schizophrenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Narendra Kumar Singh ◽  
Nishant Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Burden Of Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference

Background: Schizophrenia is associated with a high familial, social and economic burden. Schizophrenia is also associated with a high level of disability which may create impediments on the social and economic areas of the patients as well as on their respective family networks. Families with schizophrenia may encounter problems such as impairment of health and well being of other family members, restriction of social activities of the family members and shrinking of support from the social network. Aims: The present study examined the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study examining the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 60 (30 male and 30 female) caregivers of the patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia as per ICD-10-DCR. Results and Conclusion: This study revealed that male caregivers perceived more social support and less burden of care as compared to female caregivers. Key words: Gender, social support, burden

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

scholarly journals Predictors of Mental Health in Adolescence: The Role of Personality, Dispositional Optimism, and Social Support

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402091796
Author(s):  
Iva Burešová ◽  
Martin Jelínek ◽  
Jaroslava Dosedlová ◽  
Helena Klimusová
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Orientation Test

In line with the current psychological approach to health in general, mental health is perceived not only as the absence of psychopathological disorders, but also the presence of well-being. The study contributes to the identification of possible sources affecting mental health in adolescence. This cross-sectional study focuses on the role of personality traits, dispositional optimism, and perceived social support in predicting mental health in adolescence. Mental health was assessed using Mental Health Continuum, personality traits using Big Five Inventory, dispositional optimism using Life Orientation Test—Revised and social support by Close Relationships and Social Support Scale. The research sample consisted of 1,239 respondents aged 12 to 19 years (mean age 15.56 years), 54.3% females and 45.7 % males. Sequential regression analysis revealed that demographic variables and personality characteristics together explained 33.5% of mental health variance, the strongest predictors being extraversion and neuroticism. Including dispositional optimism and perceived social support resulted in a significant increase of the explained variance. All predictors together explained 46.0% of the mental health variance.

scholarly journals Family members of children exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus: satisfaction with social support

Rev Rene ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e61086
Author(s):  
Camila Freitas Hausen ◽  
Jacqueline Silveira de Quadros ◽  
Marília Alessandra Bick ◽  
Paulo Sérgio Ceretta ◽  
Tassiane Ferreira Langendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
The Social ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Social Support Scale

Objective: to analyze the satisfaction of family members with the social support received during the care of children exposed to human immunodeficiency virus. Methods: cross-sectional study with 87 relatives of these children, in a university hospital. The Satisfaction with Social Support Scale was used. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were analyzed using the Lilliefors, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests. Results: the participants, mostly mothers, showed high satisfaction with the total social support (57 out of 75 points). The average indicated that the satisfaction was high for the support received from the family (80.46), followed by that provided by friendships (72.86) and intimacy (63.36) and low for social activities (55.65). The group classified with income up to R$879.00 presented less satisfaction with social support (average=50,83) if compared with the group of income superior to R$879.00 (average=58,78) (p=0,014). Conclusion: the satisfaction with the social support of the relatives is high and influenced by income.

scholarly journals Soporte social percibido por las personas con enfermedad crónica y sus cuidadores familiares en cinco macro regiones geográficas de Colombia

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Barrera Ortiz ◽  
María Stella Campos ◽  
Karina Gallardo Solarte ◽  
Rosa Del Carmen Coral Ibarra ◽  
Adriana Hernández Bustos
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Predominance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Apoyo Social

ResumenObjetivo: Describir y comparar el soporte social percibido por las personas con enfermedad crónica y sus cuidadores familiares. Materiales y métodos: Estudio de tipo descriptivo, comparativo, de corte transversal desarrollado con una muestra de 1.257 personas con enfermedad crónica y 1.184 cuidadores familiares en las cinco macro regiones geográficas de Colombia entre los años 2012 - 2014. Resultados: Las condiciones de las personas con enfermedad crónica y de los cuidadores familiares participantes en el estudio, reflejan predominio femenino con niveles de escolaridad medio-bajo, y con residencia en la zona urbana. La mitad de los participantes tienen pareja estable y trabajo remunerado. La situación de enfermedad crónica se presenta para la mayoría, por más de un año. La familia es la principal fuente de apoyo social y a pesar de ello, la cuarta parte de personas con enfermedad crónica perciben que son una carga para sus familias y la tercera parte de los cuidadores familiares, percibe sobrecarga intensa con el cuidado. Se reporta un nivel adecuado de soporte social, en especial en las regiones Amazonía y Orinoquía. Conclusiones: Las personas con enfermedad crónica y sus cuidadores familiares tienen niveles de soporte social percibido heterogéneos en las diferentes macro regiones geográficas de Colombia. El soporte social percibido es insuficiente para respaldar la experiencia del cuidado de la salud de estas personas. AbstractObjective: To describe and compare the social support perceived by people with chronic disease (CD) and their family caregivers (FC) in Colombia. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study developed with a sample of 1257 people with CD and 1184 FC in the five macro geographical regions of Colombia between 2012 and 2014. Results: The conditions of participants with CD and their FC reflects female predominance with medium-low levels of schooling who live in the urban area. Half of the participants have a regular partner as well as a paid job. The situation of chronic disease occurs mostly for over a year. The family is the main source of social support and yet a quarter of people with CD perceive to be a burden to their families and the third of the FC perceived intense care overload. An adequate level of social support is reported, especially in the Amazon and Orinoco regions. Conclusions: People with chronic illness and their family caregivers have heterogeneous levels of perceived social support in the different macro geographical regions of Colombia. The perceived social support is insufficient to support the experience of health care of these people.

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support and Psychological Well-Being of International Students: The Mediating Effects of Resiliency and Spirituality

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Li Yue Qi ◽  
Samsilah Roslan ◽  
Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
International Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chinese International Students ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract: International students are a significant resource for many host countries because they increase cultural diversity within the community, offer talent and innovation to universities, and make notable economic contributions. Many studies, however, have shown that international students have lower psychological well-being. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the associations between psychological well-being as a dependent variable and perceived social support as an independent variable, and test the mediating roles of resiliency and spirituality in the link between perceived social support and psychological well-being. This is a cross-sectional study with a random sampling method. A total of 300 Chinese international students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) participated in this study and completed four questionnaires, namely the Perceived Social Support scale, Psychological Well-being scale, the Spiritual Values scale, and Connor-Davidson Resilience scale. The results from PLS-SEM showed that greater levels of social support are associated with greater levels of psychological well-being. Resiliency and spirituality partially mediated the relationship between social support and psychological well-being. The findings of this study not only revealed an association between perceived social support and psychological well-being among Chinese international students in Malaysia but also expanded our knowledge of the mediating roles of resilience and spirituality in the relationship.   Keywords: International students, Perceived social support, Psychological well-being, Resiliency, Spirituality.

scholarly journals Suicide attempt and its associated factors amongst women who were pregnant as adolescents in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Syeda Zerin Imam ◽  
Zhengyue Jing ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Chengchao Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Adolescent Pregnancy ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Adolescent pregnancy is a risk factor for suicide. We aimed to assess the prevalence of suicide attempts among young women with adolescent pregnancy in Bangladesh and to explore its associated factors. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed young women with adolescent pregnancy in urban and rural areas in Bangladesh to assess suicide attempts, socio-demographic and pregnancy-related characteristics, perceived health status, and perceived social support. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between potentially related factors and suicide attempts. Results Of the participants, 6.5% (61/940) reported suicide attempts in the past 12 months, and the majority (88.5%) of the attempts happened within one year after the pregnancy. Participants with more years after first pregnancy (odds ratio (OR) = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.37–0.61) and more perceived social support from friends (OR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.55–0.86) were less likely to have suicide attempts, and those perceived bad health status compared with good/fair health status (OR = 8.38, 95% CI: 3.08–22.76) were more likely to attempt suicide. Conclusions Women with adolescent pregnancy were at high risk of suicide attempts, especially those during the first postnatal year. The risk of suicide attempts attenuated with the time after pregnancy, and perceived social support from friends was a protective factor and perceived bad health status was a risk factor for suicide attempts among young women who have experienced adolescent pregnancy.

Relationship between perceived social support and self stigma in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110018
Author(s):  
Yeliz Karaçar ◽  
Kerime Bademli
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

Background: The study was conducted to determine the relationship between self-stigmatization and perceived social support in caregivers of schizophrenia with patient. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. The study sample consisted of 84 participants who cared for schizophrenic patients registered in a community mental health center. In the data collection, the ‘Self-stigmatizing Scale for Families’ and ‘Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale’ were used. The data were analyzed via frequency, mean, standard deviation, Cronbach’s alpha analysis, linear regression, Pearson correlation analysis, independent samples t-test, and ANOVA test. Results: Self-stigmatization (32.48 ± 15.15) and perceived social support (44.36 ± 22.88) were found to be moderate in caregivers. Self-stigmatization was found to be higher in caregivers who do not work; have a spouse, mother, or father; have a disease; do not receive support from their family and have not received any education about schizophrenia ( p < .05). It was determined that, with increasing age, perceived social support decreases, and the perception of social support increases in caregivers who are high school graduates, working, having children, have no illness, and are educated about schizophrenia ( p < .05). It was determined that, as the level of perceived social support increases in caregivers, self-stigmatization decreases ( p < .05). Conclusion: It was determined that, as the perceived social support increases in caregivers, self-stigmatization decreases. We recommend providing informative support about schizophrenia, to increase hope and social-skill training, and to implement interventions that include caregivers in the fight against stigma.

scholarly journals Parental Social Support and Adolescent Well-Being: a Cross-Sectional Study in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyu Wang ◽  
Anne Kouvonen ◽  
Mirja Satka ◽  
Ilse Julkunen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Association between social support and quality of life of relative caregivers of elderly dependents

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1321-1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Ferraz dos Anjos ◽  
Rita Narriman Silva de Oliveira Boery ◽  
Rafael Pereira ◽  
Larissa Chaves Pedreira ◽  
Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relative Caregivers ◽  
The Social

Objective: to ascertain the association between the social support and the quality of life of relative caregivers of elderly dependents at home.Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 58 relative caregivers of elderly dependents, registered in the Family Health Strategy. Data were collected from the Katz instrument, sociodemographic, Zarit Burden Interview, WHOQOL-bref, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression.Results: the majority of caregivers were women, who took care full-time and presented moderate to severe burden. Most caregivers are satisfied with their social relationships and the social support received. It is found that the burden and the time of care correlated with the social relationships domain, which is associated with social support, and consequently, reduced quality of life.Conclusion: social support for caregivers is important to prevent health implications, burden, biopsychosocial stress, and provide favorable conditions for quality of life, by allowing greater freedom to develop their daily activities.

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