Changes in Caregiver Personal Support Networks: Gender Differences and Effects on Health (CUIDAR-SE Study)

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 21; p. 11723
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Madrid, María Nieves, del Río-Lozano, María, Fernández-Peña, Rosario, García-Calvente, María del Mar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 08.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Caregivers; Data collection; Gender; Gender aspects; Gender differences; Interviews; Longitudinal studies; Perceptions; Sex differences; Social interactions; Social network analysis; Social networks; Social organization; Social support; Technological change; Womens health; Spain

Technological changes have led to important advances in medical diagnoses and treatments that prolong the informal care process. Support from the personal network of informal caregivers is an undervalued resource and the changes that have occurred over time are unknown. The aim of this study was to...