Table 2.
Frequency of instrumental, economic support and satisfaction in each type of social network
| Diverse with community participation | Diverse without community participation | Widowed | Nonfriends-restricted | Nonfamily-restricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 404 | n = 1484 | n = 1071 | n = 255 | n = 134 | n = 3348 | |
| a Frequency of instrumental support (to perform BADL and IADL) received,^† mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.3) | 4.3 (1.7) | 3.1 (2.4) | 3.7 (2.1) | 2.9 (2.4) | 3.7 (2.2) |
| Having received economic support*,% | 66.1 | 74.3 | 63.6 | 76.9 | 41.8 | 68.8 |
| bSatisfaction with family contacts,^† mean (SD) | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.7 (0.7) |
| b Satisfaction with friends contacts^†, mean (SD) | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.9) |
a Frequency of instrumental support received to perform BADL and IADL, scale of 0-5: 0 = absent, 1 = less than monthly frequency, 2 = monthly, 3 = every two weeks, 4 = weekly and 5 = daily
b Satisfaction with family and satisfaction with friend's contacts, scale of 1 to 3: where: 1 = unsatisfied; 2 = more or less satisfied; 3 = totally satisfied
^ p < 0.0001, One way analysis of variance
†p < 0.005, Bonferroni multiple-comparison test
*p < 0.05, Chi-square test