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SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE
Volume 60, Issue 8-9, Pages 599-613Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2021.1987374
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Social support; social network; depression; dementia; caregiving
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This study explored the impact of social support network on caregivers' depressive symptoms, finding that caregivers are influenced by social support and social networks in terms of depressive symptoms, with financial support and higher social contact frequency helping to reduce depressive symptoms.
This study aims to explore the association of depressive symptoms with the informal social support network reported by dementia caregivers participating in a community-based caregiver support program. Caregivers in a community-based dementia caregiver program completed an intake assessment, including the social support network instrument. Measures were completed for caregivers' social support network, using the social support network instrument (SSNI). Measures also included depression, caregiver strain, basic activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and demographics. Findings suggest the effects of social supports and social network on caregivers' depressive symptoms. Caregivers who had financial supports were less likely to have depressive symptoms. Also, the frequency of contact among social network variables predicted the decrease of depressive symptoms.
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