SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS OF CONFIDANTS TO PEOPLE WITH AIDS

Authors
JANKOWSKI S VIDEKASHERMAN L LAQUIDARADICKINSON K
Citation
S. Jankowski et al., SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS OF CONFIDANTS TO PEOPLE WITH AIDS, Social work, 41(2), 1996, pp. 206-213
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work
Journal title
Social work → ACNP
ISSN journal
00378046
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
206 - 213
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-8046(1996)41:2<206:SSNOCT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
AIDS has a devastating impact on the social support networks of those most closely involved with the person with AIDS (PWA). This qualitativ e study of the social support networks of confidants to PWAs reports t he findings of intensive, semistructured interviews with 11 confidants . Numerous changes were observed in the confidants' supportive resourc es, network structure, and functioning. Implications for social work p ractice are discussed.