The scenario
This sociogram maps the support network around an elderly patient receiving home care, highlighting primary caregivers (daughter, spouse), professional roles (nurse, doctor, social worker), and essential services (meals, transport, pharmacy).
What is in this drawing
Read the decisions behind it.
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Used force-directed layout to emphasize patient centrality and organic relationship patterns.
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Applied directed edges to show flow of support (e.g., financial, medical, emotional) and bidirectional edges for mutual care.
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Grouped nodes by type (family, professionals, services) with distinct colors for visual clarity.
When analyzing social support structures for patients, community networks, organizational care models, or any multi-stakeholder caregiving scenario.
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