Social Support, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Abuse among Older People in Seven European Countries

Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella; Chiatti, Carlos; Lamura, Giovanni; Torres-Gonzales, Francisco; Stankūnas, Mindaugas; Lindert, Jutta; Ioannidi‐Kapolou, Elisabeth; Barros, Henrique; Macassa, Glória; Soares, Joaquim

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“…Social participation could have functioned as a way to cope with the strains of abuse as the older persons may have been able to express their experiences and received support. Social support has been shown to attenuate the experience of abuse [7,54].…”

Section: Discussion Qol and Psychological Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of Life among Persons Aged 60-84 Years in Europe: The Role of Psychological Abuse and Socio-Demographic, Social and Health Factors

2013

J Biosafety Health Educ

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Section: Discussion Qol and Psychological Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of Life among Persons Aged 60-84 Years in Europe: The Role of Psychological Abuse and Socio-Demographic, Social and Health Factors

2013

J Biosafety Health Educ

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“…According to available literature, support seeking behaviour is especially important during appraisal of stress if one assesses if the demand exceeds his/her personal resources [23] [24]. Open Journal of Nursing Forty-four (54.3%) of respondents strongly agreed that they asked for help when they needed it always.…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Study to Examine the Relationship between Social Support and Perception of Being Institutionalized among the Elderly Aged 65 Years and Above Who Are in Institutions in Bulawayo Urban, Zimbabwe

Dhlamini-Sibanda¹,

Dube-Mawerewere²,

Nkhoma³

et al. 2017

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Policies on the elderly in Zimbabwe are based on social networks and social capital in which the care of the elderly rests with the adult children and other relatives including the community. It is argued that social networks and social capital are informal and the weakness in these informal types of social support is that they are difficult to maintain in cases of urbanization, migration and socio-economic hardships. The study sought to examine the relationship between social support and the perception of being institutionalized among the elderly aged 65 years and above who were in institutions in Bulawayo urban. A descriptive quantitative cross-sectional correlational survey method was used. A simple random sampling method was used to recruit respondents. The sample size in this study was 81 respondents. Data was collected using the interview schedule. Analysis was done using the Statistical Package Social for Sciences (SPSS) package, descriptive and inferential statistics. The Pearson's correlation coefficient showed the relationship between social support and perception of being institutionalized as follows; r = 0.181, p = 0.107. This shows that there is no relationship between social support and perception of being institutionalized among the elderly aged 65 years and above who are in institutions in Bulawayo urban, Zimbabwe. KeywordsElderly, Social Support, Perception, Institutionalized BackgroundAging is inevitable. The elderly's ability to carry out activities of daily living becomes difficult and deteriorates forcing them to be cared for in an institution.With the epidemiological transition, the rate of institutionalization of older adults has increased in various countries, and this process is occurring in Zimbabwe as well [1]. It is projected that with longevity more elderly people will be institutionalized.Perception of being institutionalized is a socially constructed way of thinking about institutionalization. Positive perception of being institutionalized is when the elderly accept that ageing has physiological, psychological and social determinants such that institutionalization is necessary at some point in time [2].Negative perception of being institutionalized is often based on negative attitudes and stereotypes that ageing is negative and being in an institution is worse.Institutionalization during old age therefore requires tremendous adaptabilityIn a study conducted in India, 50% of the respondents felt neglected by family, 32% had no contact with the outside world, and 68% felt that the attitude of people towards the elderly was that of neglect [4]. A related study further found that 48% of the institutionalised elderly felt sad because of poverty, this observation being made in Zimbabwe [5]. In Zimbabwe, the general perception is that the elderly in institutions are foreigners who are usually destitute with no one to care for them [6]. However, due to socio-economic and demographic changes more and more elderly people now accept that they can no longer depend on the adult childre...

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“…[3] Poor health, the presence of chronic disease, and frequent use of health care services often prompt older patients to apply for social support. [4][5][6] For these patients, social support networks often consist of health care professionals, family members, and partners. [7] Higher scores in perceived social support, higher levels of cognitive functioning, and increased daily living activities by older patients predict depression.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Social support received by the family of older patients in emergency department: A cross-sectional study

Demidenko

Routasalo

Helminen

et al. 2017

CNS

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Poor social support provided within health care settings may reduce patients' ability to manage disease. The presence of family members in emergency department (ED) may reduce the patient's need for health care and social services utilization. The aim of the study was to describe the social support received by family in the ED. A cross-sectional empirical study design was used. Convenience sample of 111 family members of home discharged older patients and of 93 nurses were recruited. The study was conducted at four Estonian hospitals. Data were collected by using social support scale of the Family Functioning, Health and Social Support (FAFHES). Family members and nurses both considered the social support available in EDs to be moderate. Nurses believed they provided higher levels of social support than the family members stated the family received. The differences were statistically significant. The older a nurse was, the less reinforcement, feedback, and affecting others for finding solutions was offered. A greater number of nurses working in the ED resulted in less social support. This study found differences of views between family members of older patients and nurses regarding the level of social support of the family. Nursing care provided in ED should be developed to be more supportive. To ensure more family-centred approach when providing nursing care, the administrative staff needs to consider whether an adequate number of nurses are working in the ED. The social support scale used was found to be applicable in ED environments.

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Social Support, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Abuse among Older People in Seven European Countries

Cited by 209 publications

References 55 publications

Quality of Life among Persons Aged 60-84 Years in Europe: The Role of Psychological Abuse and Socio-Demographic, Social and Health Factors

Quality of Life among Persons Aged 60-84 Years in Europe: The Role of Psychological Abuse and Socio-Demographic, Social and Health Factors

A Study to Examine the Relationship between Social Support and Perception of Being Institutionalized among the Elderly Aged 65 Years and Above Who Are in Institutions in Bulawayo Urban, Zimbabwe

Social support received by the family of older patients in emergency department: A cross-sectional study

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