Social networks: their relevance to mental health nursing

Simmons, Susan

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01082.x

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“…In other words, people with high levels of selfefficacy not only perform better in exercise but demonstrate better exercise behavior (Chung, 1999). Simmons (1994) defines social support as a form of interpersonal interaction which provides psychological support or specific aid to help solve a problem, where the helper mainly comes from among personal social connections, not from complete strangers; in the meantime, social supporters also take part in the process of sharing, giving and taking. Nies, Vollman, and Cook (1998) studied the exercise behaviors of European women using a qualitative method and found that social support is one of the major promoting factors of exercise behavior and an important explanatory variable in women's exercise behavior.…”

Section: Self-efficacy In Exercisementioning

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Exercise Behavior and Related Factors in Career Women - the Case of a Bank in Taipei City

Chen¹,

Chang²

2004

Journal of Nursing Research

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With the trend of premature aging of physiological functions on the rise and a variety of chronic diseases continuing to spread, health promotion has become the top concern among public health experts. Regular exercise plays a pivotal role in both health promotion and disease prevention. This study aims to investigate the exercise behavior of career women and related factors. The samples were drawn from the female employees of a bank in Taipei, totaling 361 persons, all aged between 20 and 56. The result shows that only 8.6% of the respondents exercise regularly and that among the reasons for not doing any exercise, "Don't have time for it" tops the list. Self-efficacy in exercise is found to be the common factor for predicting both exercise regularity and total exercise amount. Exercise intervention programs thus must be developed on the basis of female self-efficacy with a "family-oriented" activity design. It is therefore suggested that employers promote exercise and encourage exercise behaviors to help enhance employee self-efficacy as well as employee health.

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Section: Self-efficacy In Exercisementioning

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Exercise Behavior and Related Factors in Career Women - the Case of a Bank in Taipei City

Chen¹,

Chang²

2004

Journal of Nursing Research

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“…This may be considered in terms of the nature of the relationships, e.g. friends, neighbours, parents etc., the closeness of these relationships and the degree of reciprocity which exists between network members (for a comprehensive review of social networks see Simmons 1994).…”

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Is befriending by trained volunteers of value to people suffering from long‐term mental illness?

Bradshaw

Haddock

1998

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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People who suffer from long term mental illness may be vulnerable to loneliness and isolation when living in community settings. Befriending by volunteers may be an effective way of combating such problems and helping clients to develop social networks. The findings of a small scale project to evaluate the views of people suffering from long term mental illness of an organized befriending scheme are reported. Nine subjects who suffer from severe mental illness were interviewed, all subjects felt befriending was helpful to them, and 67% of subjects thought it had improved their confidence when in social situations. Subjects who lived alone indicated a preference to see volunteers at home, whilst those who lived with carers preferred support in going out socially. The value of befriending schemes as part of community care services for this needy client group are discussed.

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“…Although Ms. A had only six key ties in her network, potentially she could have many others from school, work, her neighborhood, and her extended family. The density of a network is determined by the levels of interconnectedness among network members (Bott, 1971) and the extent to which members of the network maintain contact with one another (Bott, 1971;Simmons, 1994). Like Ms. A, other seriously mentally ill clients tend to have fewer clusters of closely connected people (Hammer, 1981).…”

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Using Social Network Interventions to Improve Mentally Ill Clients’ Well-Being

Pinto

2005

Clin Soc Work J

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This paper reviews empirical evidence showing that the structures of the social networks of mentally ill clients influence both their well-being and their use of mental health services. Network interventions that might help clients better address network-related problems, and might help their families improve relationships and prevent caretaker's burn-out are presented. A case illustration will demonstrate how practitioners can assess a client's social network, involve the client's family in treatment, evaluate that treatment, and select tailored interventions. This case will emphasize both how practitioners can help a client restructure her network, and the complementary roles of formal and informal networks. The author shows practitioners how to match clients' initial network structures to interventions and desired outcomes. Practitioners can thus help clients modify their social networks, increase the use of preventive services, and improve their well-being.

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Social networks: their relevance to mental health nursing

Cited by 23 publications

References 14 publications

Exercise Behavior and Related Factors in Career Women - the Case of a Bank in Taipei City

Exercise Behavior and Related Factors in Career Women - the Case of a Bank in Taipei City

Is befriending by trained volunteers of value to people suffering from long‐term mental illness?

Using Social Network Interventions to Improve Mentally Ill Clients’ Well-Being

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