scholarly journals The social context of substance use among older adults: Implications for nursing practice

Nursing Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1299-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manpreet Kaur Gill Thandi ◽  
Annette J. Browne
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals The use of social network methodological framework in nursing care to breastfeeding women

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Helena do Nascimento Souza ◽  
Ivis Emília de Oliveira Souza ◽  
Florence Romijn Tocantins
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Strong Bond ◽  
The People ◽  
Primary Network ◽  
The Social

This study aimed to discuss the contribution of the social network methodological framework in nursing care delivered to women who breastfeed their children up to six months of age. This qualitative study aimed to elaborate the social network map of 20 women through tape-recorded interview. Social network analysis evidenced a "strong" bond between these women and members from their primary network, especially friends, neighbors, mothers or with the child's father, who were reported as the people most involved in the breastfeeding period. The contribution of this framework to nursing practice is discussed, especially in care and research processes. We believe that nurses' appropriation of this framework can be an important support for efficacious actions, as well as to favor a broader perspective on the social context people experience.

Waiting for the Right One: The Role of Social Proximity and Location in the Decision to Use Cannabis for the First Time

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Bouchard ◽  
Krysta L. Dawson ◽  
Morena Anamali
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Social ◽  
Canadian City ◽  
The Right ◽  
First Time ◽  
Do So

The study examines the social context of a cannabis offer, an outcome rarely examined in research on substance use. Drawing from a survey conducted among 15-year-old students in a mid-sized Canadian city, we examine (a) the differences between three types of users (immediate, late, and nonusers) and (b) the factors associated with accepting a cannabis offer more quickly. The findings show that 40% of the sample received an offer, that 25% of those who accept an offer do so on the first occasion, and that among the others, it takes up to seven offers before accepting. The social context of the offer distinguishes between the types of users, and offers are accepted more quickly when adolescents are first offered by a close social contact, and when the offer occurs in familiar settings. The study also identifies a type of nonuser, those who are exposed to drugs but decide not to participate.

The Social Context of Disablement among Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Warner ◽  
Jessica Kelley-Moore
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
The Social ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis ◽  
Using Data

Prior research has not adequately considered that disablement occurs within a web of relationships that provides socioemotional resources to and/or places demands on older adults. Drawing on the stress process and life course perspectives, we considered the social context of disablement by examining the influence of marital quality on the association between disability and loneliness among married older adults. Using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, we found (1) functional limitations were associated with higher levels of loneliness; (2) neither positive nor negative marital quality mediated this association, contrary to the stress-deterioration hypothesis; and (3) positive (but not negative) marital quality moderated this association, consistent with the stress-buffering hypothesis. These associations were similar for women and men. Our findings indicate the importance of the social context of disablement, as interpersonal resources offer protection from the deleterious socioemotional consequences of disability.

scholarly journals The social context of homeless men's substance use

2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 320-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmony Rhoades ◽  
Suzanne L. Wenzel ◽  
Daniela Golinelli ◽  
Joan S. Tucker ◽  
David P. Kennedy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Context ◽  
The Social
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