Table 1
Study variables.
| Community-Based Social Support Community integration Community participation Social support in formal systems (social services, health care centre, public psychological care, etc.) Social support in informal systems (non-profit organisations, faith-based organisations, organisations for people with disabilities) | Community social support questionnaire by Gracia, Herrero and Musitu |
| Personal and Environmental Factors Type of centre (1 = care centres for people with disabilities; 2 = care homes for the elderly; 3 = care centres for people with disabilities; 4 = care homes for the elderly) Centre location (1 = urban; 2 = rural) | Data collected ad hoc during the interview |
| Variables Not Collected in the Questionnaires | Space provided in the questionnaires for the collection of qualitative data according to the four dimensions present in the community social support questionnaire |
[i] Source: The authors.
Table 2
Descriptive statistics for community social support.
| N | MINIMUM | MAXIMUM | MEAN | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community integration | 125 | 5 | 47 | 31.06 | 4.80 |
| Community participation | 125 | 6 | 41 | 20.25 | 3.30 |
| Social support in informal systems | 125 | 10 | 64 | 48.44 | 12.77 |
| Social support in formal systems | 125 | 4 | 61 | 44.75 | 14.87 |
| N | 125 |
Table 3
Means of the categories of community social support as a function of the variables type of centre and centre location.
| COMMUNITY INTEGRATION | COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION | SOCIAL SUPPORT IN FORMAL SYSTEMS | SOCIAL SUPPORT IN INFORMAL SYSTEMS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of centre | ||||
| Care centre for people with disabilities | 36.6 | 21.7 | 50.1 | 47.3 |
| Care home for the elderly | 26.6 | 17.1 | 42.34 | 40.7 |
| Centre location | ||||
| Urban | 37.5 | 21.82 | 50.25 | 47.85 |
| Rural | 27.6 | 18.75 | 46.74 | 41.36 |
Table 4
Chi-square for the variables centre location and type of centre.
| CENTRE LOCATION | TYPE OF CENTRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALUE | SIG. | ETA | VALUE | SIG. | ETA | |
| Community integration | 48.53 | 0.000 | 0.604 | 45.67 | 0.001 | 0.623 |
| Community participation | 42.44 | 0.030 | 0.357 | 37.48 | 0.026 | 0.497 |
| Social support in formal systems | 35.52 | 0.006 | 0.530 | 36.91 | 0.021 | 0.543 |
| Social support in informal systems | 34.84 | 0.016 | 0.527 | 41.76 | 0.026 | 0.578 |
Table 5
Correlation matrix.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Community integration | – | 0.638** | 0.463** | 0.578** | 0.382** | 0.536** |
| 2. Community participation | – | 0.581** | 0.626** | 0.243** | 0.228** | |
| 3. Social support in formal systems | – | 0.663** | 0.206** | 0.243** | ||
| 4. Social support in informal systems | – | 0.245** | 0.327** | |||
| 5. Centre location | – | 0.072 | ||||
| 6. Type of centre | – |
[i] ** Correlation is significant at 0.01 (bilateral).
* Correlation is significant at 0.05 (bilateral).
Table 6
Variables reported in the qualitative analysis.
| VARIABLES REPORTED BY PARTICIPANTS | DIMENSIONS OF COMMUNITY SOCIAL SUPPORT TO WHICH THEY BELONG |
|---|---|
| 1. Choice of activities | 1. Community integration |
| 2. Inclusive leisure | 2. Community participation |
| 3. Full identification with their environment | 3. Community integration |
| 4. Need for participation in activities in the environment and/or the community | 4. Community participation |
| 5. Formal support established by the FASAD | 5. Social support in formal systems |
| 6. Community exclusion | 6. Community participation |