Perceived health status and life satisfaction in old age, and the moderating role of social support

Dumitrache, Cristina; Rubio, Laura; Rubio-Herrera, Ramona

doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1156048

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“…Finally, we are unaware of studies exploring the role of perceived social support in relation to FoF in patients recovering from hip fracture. Perceived social support is protective against depression and is associated with better self‐reported health status and life satisfaction in older adults . Furthermore, older adults who report greater perceived social support have better functional recovery from fall‐related injuries …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Perceived social support is protective against depression and is associated with better self-reported health status and life satisfaction in older adults. [23][24][25] Furthermore, older adults who report greater perceived social support have better functional recovery from fall-related injuries. 26 The aim of the current study was to explore physical and psychosocial risk factors of chronic FoF after hip fracture.…”

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Neuroticism predicts fear of falling after hip fracture

Bower

Wetherell

Petkus

et al. 2020

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objectives Fear of falling (FoF) is common and associated with poorer functional outcomes after hip fracture. We sought to differentiate patterns of FoF at 4 and 12 weeks after surgical repair for hip fracture and examine predictors of FoF. Methods/design Secondary analysis of existing data from a 52‐week prospective study examining recovery after hip fracture. Participants (N = 263) were aged 60 and older with recent hip fracture recruited from eight hospitals. FoF was measured 4 and 12 weeks postfracture with the Short Falls Efficacy Scale‐International. Latent class mixed models were constructed to identify distinct patterns of FoF from 4 to 12 weeks postfracture and predictors of FoF. Predictors examined included age, gender, neuroticism, depression, negative affect, perceived social support, medical comorbidity, functional ability, cognition, and pain. Results Three latent classes of FoF were identified: a group with minimal FoF at weeks 4 and 12 (72%), a group with high FoF that decreased (17%), and a group with high FoF that increased from week 4 to 12 (11%). In a multivariate model, higher neuroticism was associated with greater risk for high FoF (increasing or decreasing), whereas higher premorbid medical comorbidity was associated with increasing FoF, poorer premorbid functional ability was associated with decreasing FoF, and social support was not significantly associated. Conclusions Older adults with higher neuroticism are more likely to have FoF in the first 12 weeks after a hip fracture. Screening for neuroticism in health care settings might identify individuals who would benefit from interventions to improve outcomes during recovery.

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Neuroticism predicts fear of falling after hip fracture

Bower

Wetherell

Petkus

et al. 2020

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Support use is the degree of using support (Xiao, ). Although subjective social support was associated with life satisfaction (Dumitrache, Rubio, & Rubio‐Herrera, ), this study showed that actual support and making use of support are more significant in facilitating subsequent DRSCA. One explanation may be that in diabetes self‐management, people often meet obstacles and are more likely to implement DRSCA if they receive actual support in advance.…”

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confidence: 59%

Factors associated with subsequent diabetes‐related self‐care activities: The role of social support and optimism

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AimThis study aimed to explore how social support (external factor), optimism (internal factor) and their interaction associated with diabetes‐related self‐care activities (DRSCA) over 3 months among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).DesignBoth questionnaire‐based and telephone‐based survey were used. The data were collected face to face, the first time by questionnaire and the second time by telephone.MethodsOne hundred and fifty‐five patients completed valid survey questionnaires (response rate was about 70% in the first and 62% in the second round). The association of social support and optimism with subsequent DRSCA was examined after adjusting for demographics and disease information.ResultsBased on results, optimism was significantly associated with subsequent DRSCA. In the dimensions of social support, objective social support and support use were significantly associated with subsequent DRSCA. The results showed that the mediation of optimism between the dimensions of social support and DRSCA was not significant after controlling for covariates. The results also indicated that social support and optimism played directly an important role in improving diabetes‐related self‐care activities.

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“…More levels of social support in older people reduce the risk of suffering from certain diseases (Castellano‐Fuentes ; Dumitrache et al. ; Melchiorre et al. ; Orueta‐Sanchez et al.…”

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“…Thus, patients with better quality of life are those who have more social support. More levels of social support in older people reduce the risk of suffering from certain diseases (Castellano-Fuentes 2014; Dumitrache et al 2017;Melchiorre et al 2013;Orueta-Sanchez et al 2011). For the main caregiver, having a source of social support translates into a reduction in the levels of overload associated with caring for dependents and a reduction in the prevalence of mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression or stress (Moreno-Gavino et al 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%