Social Network in Long Term Diseases : A Comparative Study in Relatives of Persons with Schizophrenia and Physical Illnesses Versus a Sample from the General Population  

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Magliano, Lorenza ; Fiorillo, Andrea ; Malangone, Claudio ; Rosa, Corrado De ; Maj, Mario

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 62 no. 6 (Mar. 2006), page 1392-1402.
Topik: social networks; social network; schizophrenia; physical diseases; relatives; general population

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS53.2 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This study compares the social network of a sample of 709 relatives of patients with schrizophrenia, 646 relatives of patients with physical diseases and 714 lay respondents, recruited in 30 randmly selected italian areas, stratified for geographic location and population density. Each respondent was asked to fill in the social network questionnaire. The social network was less extended and supportive in relatives of patients with schizophrenia than in those of patients with physical diseases and int he general population. Multivariate analyses revealed that social contacts were similary reduced in relatives of patients with schirophrenia than in the other two groups. Social resources were higher in young respondents and in those living in rural areas. These resultls highlight the need to provide the families of those with long term disease with interventions aimed at increasing their social resources.

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