The Structure and Function of Support Networks for People with Diabetes

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dc.contributor.advisorGodley, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorParry, Garrett
dc.contributor.committeememberKlostermann, Janna
dc.contributor.committeememberCampbell, David
dc.date2024-11
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-22T18:44:38Z
dc.date.available2024-08-22T18:44:38Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-20
dc.description.abstractThis mixed methodology study integrates quantitative results from an analysis of Canadian Community Health Survey data (2015-2021) with qualitative results from an analysis of 15 semi-structured social network interviews to investigate the perceptions of support among those with diabetes. Findings show that in general, people with diabetes are less likely to feel reassured of their worth than those without diabetes. People with diabetes experience support for their diabetes care as nested within a relational history of supportive behaviours and within a pattern of relational interaction that makes diabetes-specific support appropriate. Relationships with other people with diabetes are often isolated from other social connections and are marked by ambivalence. Examining the perceptions of support for those with diabetes presents a unique opportunity to investigate how chronic health conditions impact networks and the behaviours that flow through them.
dc.identifier.citationParry, G. (2024). The structure and function of support networks for people with diabetes (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/119471
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectDiabetes
dc.subjectSocial Networks
dc.subjectMixed Method
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Health
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Social Sciences
dc.subject.classificationSociology
dc.titleThe Structure and Function of Support Networks for People with Diabetes
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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