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Author:

ASHIDA Sato; et al.;

Title:

The importance of older family members in providing social resources and promoting cancer screening in families with a hereditary cancer syndrome.

Reference:

Gerontologist, 51(6), December 2011, pp.833-842.

ISSN paper:

0016-9013

ISSN online:

0016-9013

Abstract:

This study investigated the role of older family members in providing social resources within families affected by an inherited susceptibility to cancer. Two hundred and six respondents from 33 families identified 2,051 social relationships. Nineteen per cent of the respondents and 25% of the network members were over 60 years. Younger respondents, 59 years or less, were more likely to nominate older network members as providers of social resources than younger members’ instrumental support, emotional support, help in crisis situation, and dependability when needed. Older members were more likely to be listed as encouragers of colon cancer screening by both younger and older respondents independent of whether support exchange occurred in the relationship. The authors concluded that engaging older family members in health interventions to facilitate screening behaviours younger family members may be beneficial. Older people should be encouraged to facilitate positive social interactions in cancer screening.

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Format:

article;

Topics:

cancer; families; intergenerational relationships; older people; screening;

Content Type:

research;

Country/Region:

United States;

Record ID:

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