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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.11.5218

Social Network Type and Quality of Life of Elderly People with Dementia  

Bae, Yun-Jo (Department of Public Health, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.11, 2012 , pp. 5218-5228 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to classify the social network types among elderly people with dementia, and to examine the relationship of network type to quality of life. This is to identify influence of social network on quality of life of elderly people with dementia. And the study seeks to identify the differences of quality of life among types of social network. The data of 222 elderly people used in this study were collected from the health center and elderly people with dementia living in the community. The interview was conducted from July 17 to August 31 in 2012 using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, one way ANOVA, multiple regression analysis and also cluster analysis with the SPSS 18.0 program were used to analyze the data. As a results, three network types were classified.:(1) inactive isolated, (2) active independent (3) inactive dependent networks. Respondents in the different network type are found to have different degrees of quality of life. Respondents inactive independent network is reported to have the highest quality of life, while those with inactive isolated network are the lowest. The results of the study suggest that the classification of network types allows consideration of the interpersonal environments of elderly people with dementia. The relative effects on quality of life for elderly people with dementia, evident in the current analysis, are the case in point. Therefore Social service programs should focus on different groups based on social network type.
Keywords
Social network typology; Elderly people with dementia; Quality of life; Social support;
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