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Maternal self‐efficacy during infancy is shaped by many factors, including maternal mental health and social support. This study examines how depression, emotional support, and childcare support relate to maternal self‐efficacy among mothers of infants in rural Pakistan. Participants included 885 mothers assessed at 3 and 6 months postpartum. At 3 months postpartum, mothers completed interview measures of depression, emotional social support, support with day‐to‐day childcare tasks (daily childcare support), and childcare support when they were unable to care for their child (childcare support when needed). At 6 months postpartum, participants reported on maternal self‐efficacy. Generalized estimating equations were used to test the associations between depression and social support at 3 months and maternal self‐efficacy at 6 months, as well as the interaction between depression and social support. Depression at 3 months was not associated with maternal self‐efficacy at 6 months when controlling for depression at 6 months. Emotional support was associated with increased self‐efficacy, but daily childcare support was not. We found weak evidence that childcare support when needed was associated with increased self‐efficacy only among mothers with depression. Results suggest that emotional support and childcare support when needed may be helpful for promoting mothers’ self‐efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objetivo: Caracterizar los factores sociodemográficos, económicos, educativos, de atención en salud y servicios de apoyo social de niños y adolescentes con cáncer y sus familias, hospedados en hogares de paso en ocho ciudades del país. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo transversal tipo encuesta. Se efectuaron 42 encuestas a cuidadores (todos familiares) de menores de 18 años con diagnóstico presuntivo o confirmado de cáncer. La encuesta contenía 55 preguntas validadas mediante prueba piloto. La recolección de información fue entre los meses de junio y agosto de 2023. Resultados: Se identificaron 13 hogares de paso. La totalidad de las familias pertenecía a los estratos socioeconómicos 1 y 2, y la mayoría empleaba más de tres horas para llegar al hogar de paso desde su lugar de procedencia (97,6 %). El 85 % reportó ingresos menores al salario mínimo y el 62 % de las familias contaba con algún subsidio del Gobierno. Un gran porcentaje de los menores (93 %) pertenecía al régimen de salud subsidiado por el Estado. El 71,4 % recibía atención en una sola institución de salud, en su mayoría remitidos al hogar de paso por el hospital (83,3 %), siendo la razón principal de uso del hogar no disponer de un hospedaje en la ciudad de tratamiento. Solo una familia había abandonado alguna vez el tratamiento. El 71,4 % no se encontraba estudiando. Conclusión: Las condiciones sociodemográficas de las familias de niños y adolescentes con cáncer que requieren un alojamiento temporal están enmarcadas en recursos financieros limitados y residencias distantes de los centros oncológicos, situación que desafía la continuidad del tratamiento y evidencia la importancia del apoyo social brindado por los hogares de paso.

This study aimed to determine the levels of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd), depression, and perceived social support among immigrant secondary school students residing in Bolu, Türkiye. The refugee children had significantly higher scores for both ptsd and depression, and lower scores for social support. While there were no significant gender differences for the three variables, older students had higher ptsd scores. Immigrant students who had lived in Türkiye for four years or longer had lower depression, higher social support, and social support from a special person. Surprisingly, students whose families had immigrated for educational reasons had higher ptsd scores and lower family social support scores than those that immigrated due to conflicts. A regression analysis, conducted to predict depression via ptsd and social support, showed that the two variables accounted for 25% of the variance in depression scores. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Parents’ experiences of IPV are associated with an increased risk for their children to experience IPV. However, the factors that may contribute to intergenerational IPV, particularly between adult mothers and daughters, are still poorly understood. To fill this gap in the literature, this preliminary study examines the moderating role of social support in IPV cycles among Cameroonian mother-daughter dyads.Method: Sixty-one mother-daughter dyads completed questionnaires individually. We performed moderation analysis to examine if the association between mothers’ experiences of IPV and daughters’ experiences of IPV was moderated by daughters’ social support.Results: Results showed that social support influences the strength of the association between mothers’ and daughters’ IPV victimization. As levels of social support reported by daughters increased, the strength of the association between their and their mothers’ experiences of IPV victimization decreased. At high levels of social support, this association was no longer significant (b = 0.09, SE = 0.27, t = 0.34, p > .05).Conclusion: Support from family and friends is important in contexts of intergenerational IPV; thus, interventions aimed at preventing and reducing IPV may aim to strengthen these informal support systems to mitigate the effect of IPV.

Las redes de apoyo de cuidados son fundamentales para que las parejas españolas puedan conciliar sus horarios laborales y familiares. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de una investigación en que se entrevistó a 15 parejas heterosexuales en las que ambos miembros trabajaban a tiempo completo y que convivían con hijos de entre 3 y 15 años. Se les preguntó por sus redes de apoyo de cuidados, prestando especial atención al rol que pueden desempeñar no familiares. Los resultados muestran la diversidad de redes de cuidados, ofreciendo una imagen más compleja y matizada de las que viene siendo habitual en otros estudios, donde se destaca únicamente el papel de la familia. Si bien es cierto que, cuando está disponible, la familia suele ser el principal proveedor de recursos, no es extraño encontrar en la red de apoyo a otros adultos que no son familiares, especialmente amistades íntimas y personas que se han conocido en el entorno escolar de los menores. Se pone también de manifiesto que los cuidados siguen siendo una tarea femenina, ya que la mayoría de los miembros de las redes son mujeres y tienen vínculos más fuertes con la madre que con el padre del menor.

Objetivo. Explorar la percepción de los beneficios de participar en un grupo de apoyo de cuidadoras de niños con discapacidad múltiple. Materiales y métodos. Estudio cualitativo, enfoque etnográfico focalizado, realizado de octubre del 2022 a febrero del 2023, muestreo por conveniencia, participaron 20 cuidadoras de niños con discapacidad múltiple. La información se recolectó mediante observación participante, grupos de discusión y entrevistas semiestructuradas. Se realizó análisis temático aplicando las propuestas por Braun y Clark. Resultados. Los temas emergentes fueron: red de apoyo social: integrarse, informarse y ayudarse mutuamente; espacio de aprendizaje: se aprende a cuidar y a cuidarse; promueve el empoderamiento: identificar y enfrentar barreras de acceso. Conclusiones. El grupo de apoyo funciona como una red de apoyo social, proporciona información, reduce la incertidumbre, facilita el afrontamiento y la resiliencia tras el nacimiento y crianza de un hijo con discapacidad múltiple. Espacio donde se aprende a cuidar y a cuidarse a sí mismo y donde se promueve el empoderamiento para la defensa de los derechos de los niños con discapacidad.

Objetivo: Evaluar cualitativamente la experiencia de pacientes con esclerosis múltiple (PEM) y cuidadores familiares (CFPEM) vinculados al programa de esclerosis múltiple del Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia (PrEM-HUNC), durante la formación y consolidación de una comunidad compasiva (CC), para la inclusión social y promoción de calidad de vida. Materiales y Método: estudio cualitativo interpretativo, con entrevistas a profundidad a nueve colaboradores. Con el método de análisis de espiral de Creswell y Poth, emergieron cuatro categorías y un tema. Resultados: el tema “Un nido comunitario de crecimiento y transformación” señala el proceso de conformación de la CC como una experiencia que posibilitó cambios de significados en torno a la enfermedad, la situación personal y familiar; revela un proceso de descubrimiento y aprendizaje de conformación de diferentes relaciones y roles. Conclusiones: La CC es una opción para construcción de redes de apoyo, fortalecimiento de las capacidades personales y familiares, una forma para hacer frente a los diferentes impactos y retos que implica vivir con esclerosis múltiple, se constituye en una alternativa para la promoción de la calidad de vida y la inclusión social.

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The study was proposed due to the perception of the scarcity of studies on the correlation between burnout, coping and social support. Thus, the present study aimed to verify the prevalence of academic burnout and its correlations with coping strategies and social support in students of health courses. The sample consisted of 173 participants, ages between 18 and 30 years (M = 23.71; SD = 7.04). For data collection we used: Sociodemographic questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory for students (MBI-SS), Brief COPE (coping inventory) and Social Support Satisfaction Scale for higher education students (SSSS). The results revealed correlations between the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and cynicism, with family support satisfaction [F (3. 201752) = 9184.986, p < .001; r2 = .12] and F (3.168) = 8.473, p < .001; r2 = .131]. Referring to the correlations between coping strategies with the other study variables, the sample most frequently used emotion-focused coping in the strategies of Self-blaming (r = .290, p<.001); Substance Use (r = .241, p<.01); Instrumental Support (r = .206, p<.01) and Positive Reinterpretation (r =.197, p<.01). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pregnant individuals and parents have experienced elevated mental health problems and stress during COVID‐19. Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the fetus and detrimental to the parent–child relationship. However, social support is known to act as a protective factor, buffering against the adverse effects of stress. The present study examined whether (1) prenatal stress during COVID‐19 was associated with parent–infant closeness at 6 months postpartum, and (2) social support moderated the effect of prenatal stress on the parent–infant relationship. In total, 181 participants completed questionnaires during pregnancy and at 6 months postpartum. A hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted to assess whether social support moderated the effect of stress during pregnancy on parent–infant closeness at 6 months postpartum. Results indicated a significant interaction between prenatal stress and social support on parents' perceptions of closeness with their infants at 6 months postpartum (β =.805, p =.029); parents who experienced high prenatal stress with high social support reported greater parent–infant closeness, compared to those who reported high levels of stress and low social support. Findings underscore the importance of social support in protecting the parent–infant relationship, particularly in times of high stress, such as during the COVID‐19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Perceived social support is defined as the subjective evaluation of the effectiveness of social support and its resources, and addiction to social networks is a compulsive dependence on the use of digital platforms. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived social support and addiction to social networks in university students. The sample used was 135 students with an age range between 18 and 25 years from the Faculty of Human Sciences and Education of the Technical University of Ambato. The research had a quantitative-non-experimental approach with cross-sectional and correlational scope. To measure the variables studied, the MOS Questionnaire of Perceived Social Support (MOS) developed by Sherbourne and Stewart (1991) and the Addiction to Social Networks Questionnaire (ARS) made by Escurra and Salas in 2014 were used. The results showed that there is a slight negative correlation between the dimensions of perceived social support and addiction to social networks and in terms of gender means, there were statistically significant differences between the means of men (41.2) and women (34.5). In conclusion, as perceived social support increases, social media addiction decreases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Los feminicidios son un problema grave y urgente en muchas partes del mundo. El objetivo del estudio es determinar la relación de actitud hacia el feminicidio con los factores de riesgo y apoyo social percibido de funcionarios públicos del municipio de Oruro durante el primer semestre de la gestión 2023. El enfoque es cuantitativo, el tipo de investigación descriptiva con diseño correlacional, no experimental, transversal. Los instrumentos aplicados son la Escala de Actitud hacia el Feminicidio (EAF), Escala de Factores de Riesgo de feminicidio y Violencia Grave en la Pareja (EPF) y la Escala de Apoyo Social Percibido (MOS). La muestra de estudio comprende a 100 funcionarios de instituciones públicas en la atención, prevención de la violencia de género y feminicidio del municipio de Oruro, durante el primer semestre de la gestión 2023. Se concluye que, desde la teoría de la actitud, los factores de riesgo de feminicidio y la teoría del apoyo social percibido, se puede inferir significativamente la actitud de los funcionarios públicos hacia el feminicidio.

Introduction. Suicide is a public health problem with multifactorial etiology affecting all age groups. In Mexico, the suicide rate was 6.5 suicides per 100,000 population in 2021. Objective. To determine the predictive factors for suicidal behaviors (SB) in college students in the north-central region of Mexico. Method. A descriptive, comparative, analytical study was conducted of 1,147 randomly selected college students. Sociodemographic data, alcohol consumption (AC), perceived stress (PS), social support (SS) and suicidal behavior (SB), suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempt (SA) and suicide risk (SR) were measured. Data analysis in SPSS included descriptive and inferential statistics. Results. The mean age of study participants was 20.2 years, with a female predominance (82.2%). Prevalence rates for SB were 62% for SI, 14.9% for SA, and 18.3% for SR. In regard to predictive factors for SB, risky, harmful, or dependent AC increased SR 1.7-fold [1.071-2.926]. At the same time, not having SS increased the risk of SI, SA, and SR by a factor of 2.4 [1.843-3.246], 2.7 [1.890-4.123], and 3.6 respectively. Higher PS increased the risk of SI, SA, and SR by a factor of 5.6 [4.209-7.538], 3.1[2.103-4.663] and 6.4 [4.184-9.826] respectively. PS and lack of SS predict SB in both sexes and across all states. Discussion and Conclusion. The results show the importance of mental health care, in both epidemiologically risky situations and everyday life, together with the early identification, and timely, effective treatment of suicide risk factors in university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To characterize the sociodemographic, economic, educational, healthcare, and social support services factors of children and adolescents with cancer and their families staying in temporary lodgings in eight cities in Colombia. Methodology: This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey-type approach. Forty-two surveys were administered to caregivers (all family members) of children under 18 years of age with a presumptive or confirmed cancer diagnosis. The survey consisted of 55 questions validated by a pilot test. Data collection was carried out between June and August 2023. Results: Thirteen temporary lodgings were identified. All families belonged to socioeconomic strata 1 and 2, and most of them spent over three hours traveling to the temporary lodging from their place of origin (97.6%); 85% reported incomes below the minimum wage, and 62% of the families received some form of government subsidy. A high percentage of the children (93%) were enrolled in the state-subsidized healthcare system; 71.4% received care in only one health institution, and most were referred to the temporary lodgings by the hospital (83.3%). The main reason for using these lodgings was a lack of accommodation in the city of treatment. Only one family discontinued treatment, and 71.4 % of the children were not attending school. Conclusion: The sociodemographic conditions of the families of children and adolescents with cancer who require temporary lodging services are characterized by limited financial resources and distant residences from cancer treatment centers. This situation poses challenges to treatment continuity and evidences the importance of the social support provided by temporary lodgings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Depression and anxiety are psychological problems with high prevalence in the perinatal period. Moreover, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vulnerability of pregnant women has been even greater, making it even more necessary to study the main associated risk factors. The present study aims to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on mental health in a sample of pregnant women by comparing women who were pregnant before the pandemic and those who experienced pregnancy during the pandemic, as well as evaluate the relationship with the main risk and protective factors, one of them being social support. With this objective, a battery of psychological assessment instruments was administered to women in the general population who were in the third trimester of pregnancy (N=59), with which the following factors were evaluated: sociodemographic variables, stressful situations experienced in the last year and previous history of depression, perinatal depression (EPDS), anxiety (STAI) and social support (MOS). The results partially support the hypotheses proposed, since, although no significant differences were found between the groups evaluated before and after the pandemic, anxiety and depression scores showed negative correlations with social support. These results have clinical implications in that social support, especially from the partner, may be a determinant variable in effective early detection and prevention programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing mental health and the dimensions that contribute to its improvement in the general population has been a topic of special interest. This interest has been less in relation to people in situations of homelessness. This paper analyses the role of social support and social relationships in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the homeless people in the Community of Madrid. The research follows a mixed methodology (questionnaire survey; n=641 and semi-structured in-depth interview; n=18). The results show the high psychological deterioration, the low levels of social support and the relational precariousness of the homeless people. Isolation and deterioration are structured by residential situation, origin, age, and gender. Furthermore, it is found that, as the levels of social support increase, the probability of psychological deterioration decreases. Similarly, after the pandemic, worsening relationships with children are associated with poorer levels of mental health. These findings confirm that relational aspects are key elements in improving the psychological wellbeing of homeless people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of past traumatic war experiences on preadolescents in the Gaza Strip, which could be useful for psychological intervention with current and future child victims. Participants were 521 preadolescents from United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) schools, aged 11 and 13 years old. Sections I to IV from Iraqi Version-Arabic of Harvard Trauma Questionnaire was used to assess trauma experiences and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The results show that the preadolescents in the Gaza Strip witnessed the destruction of their homes and the murder of family members and friends. A quarter of the individuals assessed either suffered torture or witnessed others undergoing it, including sexual assaults. Almost half of them experienced a lack of food and clean water. The traumatic and torture experiences seriously affected preadolescents' mental health as 26.29% met criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD. The data analysis revealed two PTSD modalities, with the severity of impact depending on whether social implications were involved. Further research is required to check whether these two modalities fit to PTSD and complex PTSD. Understanding the effects of past wars on preadolescents in Gaza and distinguishing between different PTSD types could enhance comprehension of the impacts of current attacks on child victims. It can also aid in determining the type of intervention needed to minimize the impact on the mental health of Palestinian youth, enhancing their resilience through psychological and social support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Nurse-led programs have a determinant role in the engagement of individuals in the self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as they contribute to improving quality of life. Self-management assisted by social support is vital, especially as it describes the importance of nurses in promoting health for people with T2DM, as this intervention can help reduce the consequences and progression of the disease. Objective: To map programs focused on nurse-led social support for people with T2DM. Materials and Methods: This is a scoping review in line with the methodological guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The search descriptors used were "autocuidado" (self-care), "intervenção liderada por enfermeiro" (nurse-led intervention), and "diabetes mellitus tipo 2" (type 2 diabetes mellitus), with searches in the Web of Science, Medline, CINAHL, Capes Theses and Dissertations Catalog, Scopus, JBI Evidence Synthesis, PsycINFO, and the Portuguese Open Access Scientific Repositories databases conducted between February and March 2022. The eligibility criteria were studies published within the last 10 years, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, covering the individual's experience in programs focused on self-management through nurse-led social support. Results: A total of 12 studies were included, all of which were published in the United States, England, and Iran, focusing on social support for self-management in people with T2DM, and centered on care facilities for people with chronic diseases. It was found that most nurse-led programs have been implemented in developed countries and that their main characteristic is their emphasis on social cognitive theory. The population was characterized by being mostly women, aged over 22, with a low level of education. Conclusions: The study met the proposed objective by demonstrating that, despite the low implementation cost with high social and economic returns, the development of these programs is still scarce. The need for further studies focusing on emotional levels, such as depression and anxiety, is highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Experiencing sexual assault is associated with a significant increase in risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder and related concerns (e.g. alcohol misuse). Crosssectional and longitudinal evidence suggests that social support may be both broadly protective against and eroded by posttraumatic stress symptoms. However, little is known about how different aspects of social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms influence each other in the weeks and months immediately following sexual assault, when posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms first emerge. Objective: The present study assessed the day-to-day relationship between social support and PTS in a sample of distressed, alcohol-using, recently-assaulted female survivors participating in a clinical trial of an app-based intervention (N = 41). Method: Participants completed 3 weeks of daily diaries starting within 10 weeks of sexual assault. Mixed-effects models were used to examine prior-day and same-day relationships between PTS and four social support constructs (social contact, emotional support, pleasantness of social interactions, and talking about sexual assault). Results: Results indicate that higher quantity and pleasantness of social interactions over the full sampling period was associated with lower PTS symptoms on any given day. Experiencing better-than-typical social interactions on one day was associated with lower than typical PTS symptoms on that day and the next day. On days when participants discussed their sexual assault with others, they tended to be having higher than usual PTS symptoms. Conclusions: Findings suggest that increasing the quantity and pleasantness of social interactions soon after sexual assault might protect against worsening posttraumatic stress symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Childhood maltreatment profoundly influences social and emotional development, increasing psychiatric risk. Alterations in the implicit processing of threatrelated cues following early abuse and neglect represent a marker of mental health vulnerability. Less is known about how early adversity influences the perception of positive social cues, despite their central role in establishing and maintaining social interactions and their association with better mental health outcomes. Methods: The sample consisted of 42 children and adolescents with substantiated childhood maltreatment experiences and 32 peers (mean age 13.3), matched on age, pubertal status, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and cognitive ability. A computerised experimental task assessed the perceived emotional intensity of positive (happy) and negative (fearful) facial expressions. Mental health symptoms were measured via self- and parental reports, and perceived social support was self-reported. Results: The experience of abuse and neglect was associated with heightened perceived intensity of positive facial cues. Cross-sectional post-hoc moderation and mediation analyses, employing a model-building approach, revealed that in maltreatment-exposed participants: (i) their increased response to positive facial cues was associated with lower symptoms; (ii) the presence of social support accounted for their heightened perceived intensity of positive facial cues; (iii) the presence of social support putatively contributed to lower symptoms by increasing the perceived intensity of positive facial cues. No group differences in perceived intensity of negative expressions were observed. Conclusions: These findings provide fresh insight into how positive faces are processed following maltreatment experience in childhood. Maltreatment experience was found to be associated with heightened perceived intensity of happy faces, which in turn was associated with better mental health and greater levels of social support. This suggests that heightened saliency of positive emotions acts protectively in children with maltreatment experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Young adult sexual minority women (SMW) are at elevated risk for sexual assault (SA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and inadequate social support. While SA and PTSD can lead to reductions in social support from close significant others, the impact of SA and PTSD on SMWs’ social support has not previously been assessed. Objective: This study examined the associations of past year SA and PTSD with SMW’s social support from intimate partners, family, and friends. It was hypothesized that SA and PTSD would be negatively associated with support from partners, family and friends, and that PTSD would moderate the effect of SA on support in early adulthood. Method: Young adult SMW in the United States (N = 235) who were M = 23.93 (SD = 2.15) years old, primarily lesbian or bisexual (n = 186, 79.1%) and White (n = 176, 74.9%) completed measures on past year exposure to SA and non-SA trauma, PTSD, and social support from intimate partners, family and friends. Results: PTSD was associated with less social support from partners, (b = −0.06, SE = 0.02, p = .010, R² change= .02), family, (b = −0.06, SE = 0.03, p = .025, R² change= .02), and friends, (b = −0.07, SE = 0.02, p = .008, R² change= .02). There was a significant interaction between PTSD and SA on social support from partners (b = −0.01, SE = 0.01, p = .047, R2 change= .01). Neither non-SA nor SA trauma was associated with support from family or friends. Conclusions: Results underscore the potential impact of recent SA on intimate partnerships for young adult SMW with more severe PTSD. Future work should explore how addressing PTSD and improving social support quality may help SMW recover from traumatic experiences and ameliorate the effects of SA on intimate partnerships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To explore the perceived benefits of participating in a support group of caregivers of children with multiple disabilities. Materials and methods. This was a qualitative stud with a focused ethnographic approach, conducted from October 2022 to February 2023, in which we applied convenience sampling. We included 20 caregivers of children with multiple disabilities. Information was collected through participant observation, focus groups and semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was performed applying Braun and Clark's proposals. Results. The emerging themes were: social support network: integrating, informing and helping each other; learning space: learning to take care and to take care of oneself; promoting empowerment: identifying and facing access barriers. Conclusions. We found that the support group functions as a social support network, provides information, reduces uncertainty, facilitates coping and resilience after the birth and upbringing of a child with multipledisabilities. It is a space where one learns to care for and take care of oneself and whereempowerment for the defense of the rights of children with disabilities is promoted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The objective of this research was to determine the bonding profile of a sample of coffee harvesters in the municipality of Circasia, Quindío. Methodology: The design was based on a quantitative approach, descriptive in nature, and exploratory in scope. Fifty coffee harvesters were interviewed through non-probabilistic purposive sampling. The information was collected using The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, Social Well-Being Scale, Rootedness to Place Scale, and Perceived Social Support Scale. Results: It was found that harvesters show low percentiles in social contribution and cultural rootedness. Likewise, some associations between variables were found, among which the association between the perception of familial relationships and social acceptance (X² = 10.409; P = 0.03), and also between relationships with coworkers and cultural rootedness (X² = 12.041; P = 0.00). The study variables were correlated; most correlations are reported between the dimensions of perceived social support and self-concept. Conclusions: It is concluded that the Bonding profile corresponding to the indicated sample is constituted on the basis of the perception of social and familial support, and that these are related to the capacity for rootedness and self-concept. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Although the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of vulnerable populations, such as adolescent mothers, very few studies have documented the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) in this population. Objective. a) Determine the frequency of PPD (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EPDS] ≥ 9) in adolescent mothers before (AM-BP) and during (AM-DP) the pandemic, b) Examine psychosocial factors (self-esteem, maternal efficacy, social support, depression and anxiety in pregnancy, planned and wanted pregnancy) in AM-BP and AM-DP, and c) Determine whether being an AM-DP was a significant factor for experiencing PPD (EPDS ≥ 9). Method. Cross sectional study. Subjects: Forty-one AMBP recruited at Health Centers and interviewed face to face and forty-one AM-DP surveyed online. Results. PPD (EPDS ≥ 9) was 42% (p = .001) more frequent in AM-DP. The groups differed significantly in all psychosocial factors, with AM-DP faring worse. Unadjusted regressions showed that being an AM-DP, having lower maternal efficacy and self-esteem, greater dissatisfaction with social support, and depression and/or anxiety in pregnancy increased PPD (EPDS ≥ 9). Adjusted multiple analysis indicated that lower self-esteem was the only factor to maintain its association with PPD (EPDS ≥ 9; p = .017). Discussion and conclusion. The pandemic negatively affected PPD (EPDS ≥ 9) and psychosocial factors in AM-DP, as compared to AM-BP, with self-esteem being the main factor associated with PPD (EPDS ≥ 9). In situations of extreme stress as happened in the pandemic, the mental health of adolescent mothers should be prioritized to prevent negative effects such as PPD. PPD preventive and treatment interventions should consider strengthening self-esteem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación entre el apoyo social percibido y las características sociodemográficas y clínicas. Método: Estudio transversal, realizado en una maternidad del noroeste del estado de Rio Grande do Sul/Brasil, de noviembre de 2021 a abril de 2022. Se utilizaron un cuestionario sociodemográfico de caracterización clínica y una escala de apoyo social. Análisis descriptivo e inferencial. Resultado: Las mujeres postparto con estudios superiores obtuvieron puntuaciones medias más altas en apoyo emocional (p=0,015); las mujeres blancas obtuvieron puntuaciones medias más altas en apoyo material (p=0,009); y las que vivían en uniones estables obtuvieron puntuaciones medias más altas en apoyo emocional (p=0,0016), apoyo afectivo (p=0,035), información (p=0,019) e interacción positiva (p=0,032). Hubo diferencias significativas para las variables de que el embarazo fuera planificado, en las que las puérperas recibieron más apoyo material (p=0,015), y las que padecían hipertensión arterial sistémica, que recibieron más apoyo e interacción positiva (p=0,014). Conclusiones: Las mujeres puérperas tenían puntuaciones de apoyo social elevadas. Sin embargo, se observaron puntuaciones más altas entre las de niveles socioeconómicos más altos, en unión, que habían planificado sus embarazos y con hipertensión en el embarazo.

El objetivo de este trabajo fue diseñar una tipología de redes sociales de excombatientes y víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia, con miras a entender las dinámicas propias de composición de esta población en cuanto a sus procesos de integración social con la comunidad. Mediante un estudio explicativo transversal se evaluó 120 excombatientes y 120 víctimas de conflicto armado colombiano, primero sus redes sociales personales, las cuales se construyeron con una matriz cuadrada de datos, luego se evaluó sus niveles de apoyo social con el ASSIS. Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas entre las redes de víctimas y excombatientes de acuerdo con el género e indicadores estructurales, por lo cual se proponen tres grupos de redes: Tipo 1. conformado por excombatientes con mediano nivel de apoyo social y altos indicadores de centralización e intermediación y poca densidad. Tipo 2. conformado por redes densas de víctimas con bajo nivel de apoyo. Tipo 3. con niveles modestos de indicadores estructurales, pero alto nivel de apoyo social. Al final, se entregan comentarios para enlazar dichas características al diseño de programas de intervención con estas poblaciones, las cuales surtan a la comunidad académica y organizaciones gubernamentales de mecanismos para el éxito de los programas.

Foundation: the support of family members and the health team for parents caring for their diabetic children is essential for facing with the changes that this disease causes in family dynamics.Objective: to describe the perception of parent caregivers about family support and Health Systems at the beginning of their children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Methods: qualitative descriptive study carried out through semi-structured interviews with four parent caregivers of children with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Informed consent was carried out via Google forms and the interview was via the ZOOM platform. The interviews lasted 30 minutes. The analysis of the interviews was carried out using the ATLAS.ti version 22 program.Results: the beginning of the children's illness was received by parents with much confusion and lack of knowledge. Regarding the support networks, the parents declared loneliness in the experience of caring for the children and, in relation to the health teams, they reported that it is focused on the basic care that they had to fulfill, such as food and hygiene, glycemic control, with absence of concern for emotional support.Conclusions: the support needs from health teams to parent caregivers, beyond disease control, is an explicit need from the evidence, which has not yet been considered by Health Systems. Support must go beyond the family, with important action by health professionals and the entire context in which children are inserted, to contribute to adequate management of the disease.

Fundamento: la COVID-19 tuvo repercusión en el estado biopsicosocial de la población. Entre las actitudes y comportamientos, la discriminación se manifestó como una de las respuestas a diferentes niveles de interrelación personal y social.Objetivo: describir la discriminación percibida por pacientes en seguimiento por COVID–19.Métodos: estudio descriptivo y transversal, realizado en el periodo septiembre de 2021 a febrero de 2022, con todos los pacientes con seguimiento por COVID-19 (N=89) residentes en el barrio de Tajamar Regalado (Tulcán, Ecuador). Mediante la encuesta se obtuvo información sobre las variables: tipo de institución donde recibió seguimiento médico, percepción de discriminación, apoyo social y apoyo comunitario.Resultados: el 60,67 % de los pacientes refirió que casi siempre lamentaba haberse contagiado de COVID-19; el 59,55 %, que siempre sintió ser discriminado por haber padecido la enfermedad; el 40,45 %, que casi siempre consideró importante utilizar medidas de protección para evitar más contagios en su comunidad; el 48,31 % planteó que casi siempre recibió consejería por el personal de salud; y el 59,55 % consideró que su salud mental se vio afectada. Casi la mitad de los pacientes expresó haber recibido un apoyo social muy malo, y el 51,68 % un apoyo social malo parte de las autoridades en particular.Conclusiones: durante la pandemia de COVID-19 existió un rechazo social a los pacientes contagiados, el cual provocó afectaciones en la salud mental de estos. Se evidenció una falta de apoyo por parte de la comunidad y las autoridades; y una escasa consejería por el personal de salud.

Fundamento: en diversas enfermedades crónicas, el apoyo social puede influir significativamente en la adhesión al tratamiento, la gestión de la enfermedad y el bienestar emocional. Objetivo: analizar la relación entre el apoyo social percibido y la eficacia de la autogestión del tratamiento de la diabetes en jóvenes. Método: se llevó a cabo un estudio descriptivo, correlacional de corte transversal en dos clínicas de diabetes del norte y centro de la ciudad en el período de febrero a abril de 2023. Se realizó un muestreo selectivo. El estudio comprendió la evaluación de un grupo de 100 jóvenes diabéticos de 16 a 18 años. La técnica empleada para la recopilación de los datos fue la encuesta. Se utilizaron el Cuestionario de Apoyo Social y el Cuestionario de Autogestión de la Diabetes para caracterizar la muestra. Se realizaron pruebas cuantitativas para la medición de la hemoglobina glucosilada como indicador médico. Los resultados se analizaron estadísticamente mediante pruebas no paramétricas y análisis de varianza con el paquete estadístico SPSS 25.0. Resultados: el análisis de los resultados de las pruebas no reveló diferencias significativas en el apoyo social entre los pacientes con alto y bajo autocontrol. Los pacientes con mal resultado del tratamiento percibieron menos red de apoyo social, pero estaban más satisfechos que los pacientes con buen control de la diabetes, además, la duración de la morbilidad de la diabetes fue moderada y negativamente correlacionada con la red de apoyo y el grado de satisfacción con la ayuda recibida. Conclusiones: aunque se esperaba que los pacientes con malos resultados terapéuticos recibieran menos apoyo, los resultados mostraron que ambos grupos recibían la misma cantidad de apoyo y estaban igualmente satisfechos con él.

Resumen Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación entre el apoyo social percibido y el nivel de depresión en adultos mayores que asisten y participan en actividades de un centro gerontológico en el estado de Hidalgo, México. Metodología: Estudio no experimental cuantitativo, transversal y correlacional. Muestra de 71 adultos mayores que asisten a centros gerontológicos. Las variables de estudio fueron el apoyo social percibido y la depresión. Para la medición y obtención de datos se utilizaron los cuestionarios DUKE-UNC11, con una confiabilidad de 0,66 y una validez de 0,88, que evalúa cómo el adulto mayor percibe el apoyo social y la escala geriátrica de Yesavage, con una confiabilidad de 0,84 y una validez de 0,78, que identifica el grado de depresión del adulto mayor. Resultados: De los 71 adultos mayores, el 72,8% fueron mujeres y el 28,2% hombres. En la escolaridad, el 29,6% concluyeron la primaria, el 80,3% eran de religión católica, el 38% de los participantes están casados y el 62% de ellos se dedican al hogar. La edad que más prevaleció fue 75 años. El 42,3% de los adultos mayores presentan depresión leve, el 49,3 depresión moderada y el 8,5% depresión grave. Asimismo, un 67,6% tenía apoyo social normal y un 32,4% un apoyo social bajo. Se obtuvo una correlación inversa significativa entre el apoyo social y el nivel de depresión (r = -0,336; p < 0,01) Conclusión: A mayor apoyo social que reciban los adultos mayores menor será su grado de depresión.

La depresión y la ansiedad son problemas psicológicos que presentan una alta prevalencia en el periodo perinatal. Además, durante la pandemia del COVID-19, la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres embarazadas ha sido aún mayor, por lo que se hace más necesario el estudio de los principales factores de riesgo asociados. El presente estudio pretende evaluar el impacto de la pandemia sobre la salud mental en una muestra de mujeres embarazadas a través de la comparación de mujeres que gestaron antes de la pandemia y aquellas que vivieron su embarazo durante esta, así como evaluar la relación con los principales factores de riesgo y protección, siendo uno de ellos el apoyo social. Con este objetivo, se administró una batería de instrumentos de evaluación psicológica a mujeres de la población general que se encontraban en el tercer trimestre de embarazo (N=59), con la que se evaluaron los siguientes factores: variables sociodemográficas, situaciones de estrés vividas el último año e historial previo de depresión, depresión perinatal (EPDS), ansiedad (STAI) y apoyo social (MOS). Los resultados apoyan parcialmente las hipótesis planteadas, puesto que, a pesar de no haber hallado diferencias significativas entre los grupos evaluados antes y después de la pandemia, las puntuaciones de ansiedad y depresión mostraron correlaciones negativas con el apoyo social. Estos resultados tienen implicaciones clínicas en tanto que el apoyo social, especialmente por parte de la pareja, puede ser una variable determinante a la hora de realizar una detección precoz efectiva y desarrollar programas de prevención.

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This article examines the impact of online health communities on the relationship between patients and physicians, specifically in Jordan. The study involved 61 patients from private hospitals in Jordan who were members of health communities on Facebook. The findings revealed that computer-mediated social support had a positive effect on the patient-physician relationship, while patient empowerment did not. The article suggests the need for online health community models in Jordan that can enhance patient-physician engagement and emphasizes the importance of patient empowerment and cultural considerations in these communities. The study was funded by INAYA MEDICAL COLLEGES, RIYADH, KSA. [Extracted from the article]

Foundation: COVID-19 had an impact on the population’ biopsychosocial state. Among attitudes and behaviors, discrimination manifested itself as one of the responses to different levels of personal and social interrelation. Objective: to describe the discrimination perceived by patients being monitored for COVID-19. Methods: descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out from September 2021 to February 2022, in all patients monitored for COVID-19 (N=89) who live in Tajamar Regalado neighborhood (Tulcán, Ecuador). Through the survey, information was obtained on the variables: type of institution where they received medical follow-up, perception of discrimination, social support and community support. Results: 60.67% of patients reported that they almost always regretted having been infected with COVID-19; 59.55%, who always felt they were discriminated against for having suffered from the disease; 40.45%, who almost always considered it important to use protective measures to avoid further infections in their community; 48.31% stated that they almost always received counseling from health personnel; and 59.55% considered that their mental health was affected. Almost half of the patients expressed having received very bad social support, and 51.68% received bad social support from the authorities in particular. Conclusions: during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was social rejection of infected patients, which caused effects on their mental health. A lack of support from the community and authorities was evident; and little counseling by health personnel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Foundation: the support of family members and the health team for parents caring for their diabetic children is essential for facing with the changes that this disease causes in family dynamics. Objective: to describe the perception of parent caregivers about family support and Health Systems at the beginning of their children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Methods: qualitative descriptive study carried out through semi-structured interviews with four parent caregivers of children with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Informed consent was carried out via Google forms and the interview was via the ZOOM platform. The interviews lasted 30 minutes. The analysis of the interviews was carried out using the ATLAS.ti version 22 program. Results: the beginning of the children's illness was received by parents with much confusion and lack of knowledge. Regarding the support networks, the parents declared loneliness in the experience of caring for the children and, in relation to the health teams, they reported that it is focused on the basic care that they had to fulfill, such as food and hygiene, glycemic control, with absence of concern for emotional support. Conclusions: the support needs from health teams to parent caregivers, beyond disease control, is an explicit need from the evidence, which has not yet been considered by Health Systems. Support must go beyond the family, with important action by health professionals and the entire context in which children are inserted, to contribute to adequate management of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]