Measuring social support for novice nurses: Development of the supportive relationship inventory and perceived availability of post‐error support tool

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misa Tomooka ◽  
Hitomi Maeda ◽  
Chiharu Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Perceived Availability ◽  
Novice Nurses ◽  
Supportive Relationship

Social Network and Perceived Social Support Tool

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiedi Lei ◽  
Chris Ashwin ◽  
Mark Brosnan ◽  
Ailsa Russell
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Support Tool

scholarly journals A Smartphone App to Leverage Positive Psychology to Support Smoking Cessation in Nondaily Smokers: Results of SiS Study 1 (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Hoeppner ◽  
Susanne Hoeppner ◽  
John Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Behavioral Counseling ◽  
Quit Attempt ◽  
The Social ◽  
Nondaily Smoking

BACKGROUND The population of nondaily smokers is large (ie, 24.3% of adult smokers) and increasing (ie, 27% increase over the past decade). The cancer risk of nondaily smoking is substantial (40%-50% of that seen in daily smokers). Existing treatments are ill-suited for nondaily smoking, because the treatments are based on nicotine dependence, and traditional treatments and treatment modalities (eg, in-person counseling, medication) do not appeal to non-dependent nondaily smokers. OBJECTIVE We sought to develop a smartphone app that acts as a behavioral, in-the-pocket coach and uses positive psychology exercises to enhance quitting success. METHODS Nondaily smokers (n=30) used Version 1 of the “Smiling Instead of Smoking” (SiS) app while undergoing a quit attempt (1 week pre-, 2 weeks post-quit). The app assigned daily positive psychology exercises, provided smoking cessation tools (ie, scheduling quit day, logging personal reasons for quitting, planning for challenging times, enlisting social support), and made information about smoking cessation available (ie, benefits of quitting, strategies for cravings). Participants answered surveys at baseline and 2, 6, and 12 weeks post-quit and participated in structured user feedback sessions 2 weeks after their chosen quit day. RESULTS During the 3 weeks of ‘prescribed’ use, 50% of participants completed every daily positive psychology exercise, and the remaining 50% completed on average 85% of the daily exercises. Use of the user-initiated tools was limited: 20% did not use the “Challenging Times” tool at all; those who did only used it twice (median); 27% used the “Social Support” tool on multiple days. Self-reported smoking abstinence rates were 43.3% (7-day abstinence) 2 weeks post-quit, and 40.0% and 43.3% (30-day abstinence) at 6 and 12 weeks post-quit, respectively. Most participants (90%) felt the app helped them during their quit attempt, especially in terms of staying on track, giving them confidence, and reinforcing the idea that quitting was worthwhile. Usefulness ratings were particularly high for functionality that allowed participants to (re-)schedule their quit day and log their personal reasons for quitting smoking. In line with putative mechanisms underlying smoking cessation, compared to baseline, participants reported a lower urge to smoke (F(1,29)=20.55, P<.001), increased self-efficacy to abstain from smoking, both in response to internal (F[,29]=12.69, P<.01) and external stimuli (F[1,29]=18.95, P<.001), decreased endorsement of the psychoactive benefits (F[1,29]=16.24, P<.001) and pleasure (F[1,29]=5.44, P=.03) of smoking, and lower perceived importance of the pros of smoking (F[1,29]=18.26, P<.001). Qualitative feedback indicated a desire for more variety in the positive psychology exercises, more recommended strategies for dealing with cravings, less wordy but more frequent behavioral counseling check-ins, a reward systems, and the removal of the “social support” tool. CONCLUSIONS A positive psychology approach to support smoking cessation resonated well with nondaily smokers. App usage of these exercises was high over a 3-week period, suggesting that this treatment approach is sustainable during the critical phase of smoking cessation. Abstinence rates were substantially higher than natural quit rates in this population, and thus offer some promise, which will need to be evaluated in a randomized trial.

scholarly journals Can social support work virtually? Evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis patients’ experiences with an interactive online tool

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatina Kostova ◽  
Maria Caiata-Zufferey ◽  
Peter J Schulz
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Psychological Suffering

BACKGROUND: There is strong empirical evidence that the support that chronic patients receive from their environment is fundamental for the way they cope with physical and psychological suffering. Nevertheless, in the case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), providing the appropriate social support is still a challenge, and such support has often proven to be elusive and unreliable in helping patients to manage the disease.OBJECTIVES: To explore whether and how social support for RA patients can be provided online, and to assess the conditions under which such support is effective. An online support tool was designed to provide patients with both tailored information and opportunities to interact online with health professionals and fellow sufferers. The general purpose was to identify where the support provided did – or did not – help patients, and to judge whether the determinants of success lay more within patients – their engagement and willingness to participate – or within the design of the website itself.METHODS: The present study reports qualitative interviews with 19 users of the tool. A more specific purpose was to elaborate qualitatively on results from a quantitative survey of users, which indicated that any positive impact was confined to practical matters of pain management rather than extending to more fundamental psychological outcomes such as acceptance.RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Overall, online learning and interaction can do much to help patients with the everyday stresses of their disease; however, its potential for more durable positive impact depends on various individual characteristics such as personality traits, existing social networks, and the severity and longevity of the disease.

Social Support: Tool Development and Research Application

1984 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-131
Author(s):  
Clarann Weinert ◽  
Jane Norbeck ◽  
Ada Lindsey ◽  
Patricia Brandt ◽  
Clarann Weinert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Tool Development ◽  
Research Application ◽  
Support Tool

Correlates of Perceived Social Support and Equality of Interpersonal Relationships at Mid-Life

1996 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean D. Von Dras ◽  
Redford B. Williams ◽  
Berton H. Kaplan ◽  
Ilene C. Siegler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Global Indices ◽  
Perceived Availability ◽  
Heart Study ◽  
The University

An investigation into the correlates of perceived social support and the equality of interpersonal relationships at mid-life was conducted using a sample of 3954 adults from the University of North Carolina Alumni Heart Study (UNCAHS). Participants ranged in age from forty to fifty years. Results suggested that while the number of family roles and social activities are the same for men and women, women perceive a greater availability of social support and report they give more than they take in relationships with family. There was no association found between the perceived availability of social support and global indices of equality of interpersonal relationships; suggesting an independence between these two psychological aspects of social support. Further, multiple regression correlational analyses indicated gender, level of social activity, and self-esteem as significant predictors of perceived social support; with self-esteem being the best single predictor. Relatedly, gender and number of children were found to be significant predictors of the perceived equality of relationships with family. These findings suggest differences in mid-life men and women's psychological perception of the availability of social support, and the give and take of relationships with family.

The Nature of Social Support Available to People Living with Spinal Cord Injury

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Sian Reilly ◽  
Gregory Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Post Discharge ◽  
Perceived Availability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
One Year ◽  
Discharge From Hospital

This study examined the nature of the social support received by persons following spinal cord injury (SCI). Social support was assessed through use of an abridged version of the ISEL scale (Cohen et al., 1985), a self-report measure of perceived support. Seventy persons who had been living in the community at least one year post discharge from hospital provided information about four types of support received — instrumental, emotional, informational, and appraisal social support. The aim of this study was to identify whether there were any significant differences in the perceived availability of the four types of social support. Analyses revealed that overall there were significant (p < .05) perceived differences in the average availability of the four separate types of support, with Instrumental support being seen as the most available. Taken together, these findings support the usefulness of measuring separately the different types of social support perceived to be available to individuals, and thus hold important implications for the rehabilitation effort following SCI.

Pathways to Adolescents’ Flourishing: Linking Self-Control Skills and Positivity Ratio Through Social Support

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hod Orkibi ◽  
Liat Hamama ◽  
Belle Gavriel-Fried ◽  
Tammie Ronen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Perceived Availability ◽  
Positivity Ratio ◽  
Classmate Support

This study focused on the ability to experience a high ratio of positive to negative emotions in 807 Israeli adolescents aged 12 to 15 years (50% girls). While considering possible gender differences, we tested a model positing that adolescents’ self-control skills would link to their positivity ratio and indirectly through perceived social support from parents and classmates. Parental support was significantly higher than classmate support, and girls scored significantly higher than boys on self-control skills and on both support sources. Self-control skills linked directly with positivity ratio and indirectly through parents’ and classmates’ support, with no gender differences found for the overall model. The study highlights the importance of prevention and treatment programs designed to impart adolescents with prosocial self-control skills, to improve their perceived availability of social support and consequently to increase their positivity ratio during this intense developmental period.

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