María Nieves Rodríguez-Madrid1, María Del Río-Lozano2, Rosario Fernández-Peña3, Belén Elizalde-Sagardia4, María Del Mar García-Calvente5. 1. Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Andalucía Oriental (FIBAO), Granada, España. 2. Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada ibs. GRANADA, Granada, España. Electronic address: maria.rio.easp@juntadeandalucia.es. 3. Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España; Grupo de Investigación SALBIS, Universidad de León, Ponferrada, León, España; Grupo de Investigación en Enfermería IDIVAL, Santander, España. 4. Departamento de Salud del Gobierno Vasco, Delegación de Salud de Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, España. 5. Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada ibs. GRANADA, Granada, España.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the composition and functionality of social support of personal networks of caregivers of Granada and Gipuzkoa (Spain) according to sex and province. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with personal network analysis methodology. A sample of 66 caregivers segmented by sex in each province was selected. We collected variables of composition, functional and relational content in social support of 1,650 personal relationships of the networks studied. The EgoNet software was used for the collection, analysis and graphic representation of the networks. The association of the characteristics of the network with sex (of the caregivers and those who make up their networks) was measured, using Chi-square. The links within the networks were analyzed. RESULTS: The networks of caregivers in Granada are more feminized than those in Gipuzkoa. The women of Gipuzkoa have less familiar networks than those of Granada and with a greater number of relationships among the people who support them. They also have more support from men than women in all the tasks analyzed, except in attention to the disease. In both provinces, male caregivers show in their networks more women who help in specific care tasks than men. Only in activities outside the home in Granada there are more men who help than women (76.1% vs. 57%; p=0.026). CONCLUSION: Gender differences between provinces can be seen in the composition of the networks and in the way in which men and women receive and offer support in care.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the composition and functionality of social support of personal networks of caregivers of Granada and Gipuzkoa (Spain) according to sex and province. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with personal network analysis methodology. A sample of 66 caregivers segmented by sex in each province was selected. We collected variables of composition, functional and relational content in social support of 1,650 personal relationships of the networks studied. The EgoNet software was used for the collection, analysis and graphic representation of the networks. The association of the characteristics of the network with sex (of the caregivers and those who make up their networks) was measured, using Chi-square. The links within the networks were analyzed. RESULTS: The networks of caregivers in Granada are more feminized than those in Gipuzkoa. The women of Gipuzkoa have less familiar networks than those of Granada and with a greater number of relationships among the people who support them. They also have more support from men than women in all the tasks analyzed, except in attention to the disease. In both provinces, male caregivers show in their networks more women who help in specific care tasks than men. Only in activities outside the home in Granada there are more men who help than women (76.1% vs. 57%; p=0.026). CONCLUSION: Gender differences between provinces can be seen in the composition of the networks and in the way in which men and women receive and offer support in care.
Keywords:
Análisis de redes personales; Análisis multirregional; Apoyo social; Cuidado informal; Diferencias de género; Gender differences; Informal care; Multiregional analysis; Personal network analysis; Social support
Authors: María Del Río-Lozano; Mar García-Calvente; Belén Elizalde-Sagardia; Gracia Maroto-Navarro Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-01-31 Impact factor: 3.390
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