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Characteristics of the ineffective social support network: integrative review
Michelline Santos de França1, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes2, Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão1
1Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
Objective:
To evaluate the characteristics of the ineffective social support network evidenced in its structure, functionality and dynamics.
Method:
Integrative review, carried out in December 2017, in the bases Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, CUIDEN, BDENF, Lilacs and SciELO library by means of combinations between keywords/descriptors - Social Network, Social Networks, Social Support, Social Support Networks and the term "ineffective", finding 2012 publications and 24 composed the sample. The analysis of the results was based on the dimensions of the Social Support Network.
Results:
In the structural dimension, it was observed characteristics related to the amplitude, density of the network and fragility of the bonds; in the functional, the non-fulfillment of the function of social support in different occasions; and in the dynamics, conflicts and unexpected situations interfered negatively.
Conclusion:
The evaluation of the characteristics of the ineffective social support network allows a better understanding of their relationships and instrumentalizes nurses in the mobilization of these networks directed to the well-being of the person, family and community.
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