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Social Support, Caregiving, and Aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2011

Neena L. Chappell  and
Laura M. Funk
Neena L. Chappell*
Affiliation:
Centre on Aging and Department of Sociology, University of Victoria
Laura M. Funk
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba
*
*Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to / La correspondance et les demandes de tirés-à-part doivent être adressées à: Neena L. Chappell, Ph.D., F.R.S.C. University of Victoria P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 (nlc@uvic.ca)
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Abstract

This article reviews the international English-language literature on social support and caregiving in gerontology since the early 1990s. The literature has grown, but consensus on the terms’ meaning and measurement is lacking. Interest is ongoing in practical help, in benefits of social support, and in demands and negative outcomes for caregivers, with growing but less emphasis on more theoretical questions, on negative outcomes from the receipt of support, and on positive consequences of providing care. Nevertheless, social support is duly recognized as a social determinant of health and receiving attention at policy levels – both are significant shifts from two decades ago and add to the interest this area will receive from researchers in coming decades. There remain many unanswered questions regarding the changing societal context, but it is clear that the social support of others – throughout our lives including old age – will continue in the future, albeit in ever-changing forms.

Résumé

Cet article examine la littérature internationale rédigée en anglais sur le thème du soutien social et des soins gérontologiques depuis le début des années 1990. La littérature s’est développée, mais il manque de consensus sur le sens des termes et sur la mesure. L’intérêt reste une constante pour l’aide pratique, les prestations de soutien social, et la demande et les résultats négatifs pour les aidants, avec de plus en plus de questions plus théoriques, auxquelles on accorde de moins en moins d’importance, sur les résultats négatifs du soutien reçu, ainsi que sur les conséquences positives de la prestation de soins. Le soutien social, néanmoins, est dûment reconnu comme un déterminant social de la santé et reçoit l’attention au niveau des politiques—qui sont tous deux d’importants changements à partir de deux décennies—et ajoutent a l’intérêt ce domaine recevra de chercheurs dans les décennies à venir. Il reste de nombreuses questions sans réponses quant à l’évolution du contexte sociétal, mais il est clair que le soutien social des personnes – y compris la vieillesse et tout au long de la vie – se poursuivra dans l’avenir, quoique dans des formes toujours renouvelées.

Keywords

soutien socialpresentation des soins familiauxsoins informelssocial supportcaregivinginformal care
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , pp. 355 - 370
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2011

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