Relationship between perceived social support and immune function

Miyazaki, Takao; Ishikawa, Takahiro; Iimori, Hirofumi; Miki, Akiko; Wenner, Marcus; Fukunishi, Isao; Kawamura, Noriyuki

doi:10.1002/smi.950

Cited by 23 publications

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“…[ 64 65 ] Some studies have shown that social support leads to the improvement in health functions and even immunity performance. [ 66 67 68 ] Other studies on AIDS, indicators of body immunity, and on hemodialysis patients demonstrated a relationship between social support and these diseases in terms of their control and treatment. [ 69 70 71 ]…”

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Importance of social support in diabetes care

Rad

Bakht

Feizi

et al. 2013

J Edu Health Promot

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Background and Objectives:Diabetes is one of the major concerns in the third millennium, affecting more people every day. The prevalence of this disease in Iran is reported to be high (about 7.7%). The most important method to control this disease and prevent its complications is self-care. According to various studies, this method has not found its proper place among patients with diabetes due to several reasons. The present study was aimed at determining the relationship between social support, especially family support, and self-care behavior of diabetes patients.Materials and Methods:This study was a narrative review in which the relevant papers of cross-sectional, cohort, clinical trial, and systematic review designs were selected using databases and scientific search engines such as PubMed, ProQuest, SCOPUS, and Elsevier, with the keywords diabetes, social support, and self-care. Moreover, Persian papers were selected from MEDLAB and IRANMEDEX databases and through searching the websites of original research papers published in Iran. All the papers published from 1990 to 2011 were reviewed.Results:The results of the study indicated that the status of self-care and social support in patients with diabetes was not favorable. All the studied papers showed that there was a positive relationship between social support and self-care behavior. Also, some studies pointed to the positive effect of social support, especially family support and more specifically support from the spouse, on controlling blood sugar level and HbA1c.Conclusion:As social support can predict the health promoting behavior, this concept is also capable of predicting self-care behavior of patients with diabetes. Therefore, getting the family members, especially the spouse, involved in self-care behavior can be of significant importance in providing health care to patients with diabetes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Importance of social support in diabetes care

Rad

Bakht

Feizi

et al. 2013

J Edu Health Promot

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“…These results seem to hold across the life span, as studies found adolescents who reported low levels of social support also reported poorer health than those reporting higher levels of social support (Geckova, Van Dijk, Stewart, Groothoff, & Post, 2003), and older adults (60+) who reported insufficient social support reported poorer health than those satisfied with current support levels (White, Philogene, Fine, & Sinha, 2009). Researchers, such as Miyazaki et al (2003), found that a lack of perceived social support may indeed alter health and wellness on a cellular level. After controlling for age and smoking status, greater reported social support was associated with larger numbers of natural killer cells and a higher natural immunity.…”

Section: Social Support and Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attachment as a Moderating Factor Between Social Support, Physical Health, and Psychological Symptoms

et al. 2016

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This study investigated the extent to which perceived social support functioned as a protective factors, and dimensions of insecure attachment (i.e., avoidant and anxious) functioned as risks factors for physical and psychological health. We explored whether insecure attachment was a mechanism that modified the relationship (i.e., protect against or increases risk) between social support and adult health. Participants were 155 non-traditional adult college students from demographically diverse backgrounds. Students were approached in common areas on campus or in classrooms during break and were asked to complete the questionnaire. Bartholomew and Horowitz's Attachment Questionnaire assessed avoidant and anxious attachment dimensions, the Brief Social Support Questionnaire assessed perceived social support, and the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale measured physical and psychological symptoms. Model results indicated that the anxious dimension of insecure attachment was more directly and positively associated with poorer general physical health and psychological symptoms, whereas greater perceived social support was linked with better reported health. However, an interesting pattern emerged with avoidant attachment through a moderated relationship with social support. The absence of a satisfying supportive network was significantly related to poorer physical and psychological health outcomes for those low in avoidant attachment, but not for those high in avoidant attachment. Results from this work suggest that insecure attachment plays a detrimental role in adult health. Perceived social support does not necessarily function as a blanket protective factor for health, as it seemed to offer less benefit to those high in attachment avoidance.

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“…The person’s survival depends on a network of peers, friends, family, and different formal and informal, real and virtual groups. Social support has positive health outcomes (e.g., Barth et al, 2010 ; Miyazaki et al, 2003 ) and significantly affects well-being (for meta-analysis, see Vera et al, 2020 ).…”

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Coping with COVID-19 Prolonged and Cumulative Stressors: the Case Example of Egypt

Kira

Shuwiekh

Ahmed

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The current study aimed to explore how COVID-19-traumatized populations cope using a coping model based on wills to exist, live, and survive (WTELS) that leads to positive coping and posttraumatic growth (PTG). We used data from 11 Arab countries ( N = 2732), including Egypt ( N = 831), and included measures for COVID-19 stressors (COVID-fear, economic, lockdown, and grief stressors), WTELS, resilience, religiosity, spirituality, social support, and PTG. We conducted ANOVA on the main sample to explore the differences between Arab countries, hierarchical regressions, and path analysis on the Egyptian subsample to test a model of the effects on WTELS. In the path model, WTELS was the independent variable. Other coping strategies were mediating variables, and COVID-19 stressor types were outcome variables. ANOVA on the main sample indicated that Egypt was the highest on COVID-19 stressors (infection fears, economic, lockdown, and grief stressors), actual infection, and WTELS. Hierarchical regression indicated that social support, resilience, and WTELS were positive predictors of PTG, with WTELS had the highest effect size (β = .41) and WTELS being a negative predictor of COVID-19 stressors, while resilience and social support were not. Path analysis indicated that WTELS predicted higher religiosity, spirituality, social support, resilience, and lower COVID-19 stressors. Religiosity predicted higher spirituality, social support, and resilience and lower COVID-19 stressors. Interfaith spirituality predicted higher resilience and lower COVID-19 grief stressors. The results validated the central role of WTELS. Results helped to identify potentially effective interventions with COVID-19 victims that focus on WTELS, spirituality, and religiosity. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-021-00712-x.

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Relationship between perceived social support and immune function

Cited by 23 publications

References 18 publications

Importance of social support in diabetes care

Importance of social support in diabetes care

Attachment as a Moderating Factor Between Social Support, Physical Health, and Psychological Symptoms

Coping with COVID-19 Prolonged and Cumulative Stressors: the Case Example of Egypt

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