Social Relationships and Healthy Aging Structural vs. functional Life course variations Gender issues Sexual orientation Ethnic variations Risk of death Survival Emotional adjustment Physical function Health behavior
Social Support Byproduct of interactions with family members, friends, peers, and health care providers that communicates information, esteem, aid, and emotional help. (Stewart,2000) Benefits Improve coping Moderate impact of stressors Promote health Promote self-care
Function of Social Support Specific Stressor Individual Instrumental Informational Emotional Affirmational
Levels of Support Informal Quasi-formal Formal Formal/Informal
Social Support Unidirectional/Bidirectional Role changes Costs/Benefits Use of services Overload Overprotection Infantilization Loss of support Learned helplessness Self esteem Struggle for control
Care giving Use of term Spousal Health issues Intergenerational Ethnic issues Gender issues
Care giving Gender Issues Men as care givers Research From secondary to primary Sibling status Proximity Increased demands on women Profile of elder Profile of care giver
Impact of Care giving Personal/leisure time Personal privacy Financial situation Managing own household Health Sleep Relationships
Elder Abuse Definition Abuse behavior Abused Abuser Recognition Types Risk factors Solutions
Caregiver Abuse Increasing emphasis on violence Health risks of aging caregivers Use of metaphors Use of denial
Abuse ANTECEDENTS Stimulus Power struggle Differing rule systems History of relationship Expectations
Abuse ATTRIBUTES Conflict Intent Harm Physical Verbal Perceived Actual Potential
Abuse CONSEQUENCES Quality of relationship Life Satisfaction Image of elder