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| Author(s): |
Cintia Hitomi Yamashita
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Enfermagem (EE/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2013-03-01 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Amelia de Campos Oliveira;
Marcia Regina Martins Alvarenga;
Fernanda Amendola Marques
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| Advisor: | Maria Amelia de Campos Oliveira |
| Abstract | |
Introduction: social network is defined as the group with whom the person has a social bond, whilst social support refers to the level of satisfaction of the individuals with their relationships and can be grouped into five dimensions: material, affective, emotional, informational and positive interaction. Caring for a dependent relative can cause several changes in the caregivers life, which make them to depend even more on the support of their social network. Objective: to evaluate the social network and the support of family caregivers of dependent patients attended by a Home Care Service. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted in a Home Care Service located in the south of Sao Paulo city. The sample consisted of 110 family caregivers, who performed the activity for more than three months and did not receive payment for the care provided. The interviews were conducted from March to November 2011 and the following instruments were used: questionnaire of socio-demographic characteristics, Social Network Index, Medical Outcomes Study, Barthel Index and Genogram. A descriptive analysis was realized by calculating a measure of central tendency and dispersion and frequency calculation. The Mann-Whitney test U, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation were used. The significance level adopted was 5%. All ethical procedures were followed. Results: Most patients were female, with mean age of 67 years and totally dependent for activities of daily living. Caregivers were mostly female, with an average age of 52 years, married and daughters of the patient. The social network was composed mostly by family members, with an average of four persons. The average of the total social support was 77,5. Caregivers who could not read and who had no formal schooling showed statistically significant differences between the means presented in the material, emotional, positive interaction and information dimensions. There was a difference between the means in the affective dimension and the variable presence of pain; there was a difference in the dimension positive interaction between the mean score in the variable presence of companion and overload. The material dimension showed significant correlation with the variable age, and number of family and friends correlated with all dimensions of social support. Conclusion: The evaluation of social network and support of family caregivers can help health professionals in care planning and to mitigate the impact on the caregiver. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/04244-6 - Evaluation of the social network and support of caregivers of dependent patients |
| Grantee: | Cintia Hitomi Yamashita |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |