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Quality of support in the social networks of older Filipino church members
— an exploratory study | | Author(s) | Madelene Avila Sta Maria, Alexis Aeriel Cruz Bonanza, Paul Angelo Siababa Arcega |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 19, no 1, 2018 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2018 |
| Pages | pp 42-53 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi.qaoa |
| Keywords | Social contacts ; Quality ; Christianity ; Ageing process ; Philippines. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to explore the quality of social relationships of older Filipino church members by determining their perceptions of support and non-support in their social network. A qualitative research approach with semi-structured interviews was utilised. A purposive sample of six Filipino older adults (ages 60-89) were invited and agreed to participate in the study. The themes found in the study confirmed the types of support outlined in social convoy theory. Several unique nuances in the types of support and non-support between the interactions of older adult Filipinos with people very close to them, somewhat close to them and merely acquainted with them were identified. The themes of support included instrumental support, emotional care, social connectedness and companionship during engagement in activities. Themes characterising lack of support included disrespect and lack of understanding, constraining one's actions, helplessness in responding to the other's needs, non-dependability and non-reliability, difficulty in maintaining social connections, making it difficult to play a desired or expected role. Findings of the paper point to possible interventions to improve social support for the older population. The road map for those interested in developing interventions should also put some emphasis on older adults' needs in their continued societal engagement. Interventions may involve facilitating role transitions and providing social support systems attuned to the needs of older people. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180323219 A |
| Classmark | TOA: 59: TS: BG: 7XK |
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