Social capital, the miniaturisation of community, traditionalism and first time acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study in southern Sweden

Ali, Sadiq; Merlo, Juan; Rosvall, Maria; Lithman, Thor; Lindström, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.007

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“…In one longitudinal study, social participation was shown to predict incidence of first-time acute myocardial infarction (MI), even after adjusting for demographic and health variables. In this study, those who had lower social involvement were 1.5 times more likely to have a first MI 10 . Other studies also found support for social integration's protective effect on MI morbidity, though the relationship of integration and all-cause mortality was not significant 3 .…”

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Social and emotional support and its implication for health

Reblin

Uchino

2008

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW-To summarize recent research findings from selected publications focusing on links between social support and physical health.RECENT FINDINGS-Current research is extending our understanding of social support's influences on health. Many epidemiological studies have concentrated on further linking measures of social support to physical health outcomes. A few studies are now moving into newer areas, such as emphasizing health links to support receipt and provision. Researchers are also interested in outlining relevant pathways, including potential biological (i.e., inflammation) and behavioral (i.e., health behaviors) mechanisms. Interventions attempting to apply basic research on the positive effects of social support are also widespread. Although the longer-term effects of such interventions on physical health remain to be determined, such interventions show promise in influencing the quality of life in many chronic disease populations.SUMMARY-Recent findings often show a robust relationship in which social and emotional support from others can be protective for health. However, the next generation of studies must explain why this relationship exists and the specificity of such links. This research is in its infancy but will be crucial in order to better tailor support interventions that can impact on physical health outcomes.

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Section: Morbidity and Mortality Studiesmentioning

confidence: 53%

Social and emotional support and its implication for health

Reblin

Uchino

2008

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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“…Poor self-rated health has been shown to predict incidence of acute myocardial infarction in southern Sweden (Ali et al, 2006). The trust items (horizontal and vertical) are self-reported items, which are impossible to validate.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the items used in this study have been used in previous nationwide investigations in countries such as the USA (Putnam, 1993) and Sweden (Rothstein, 2003). Furthermore, low social capital (low trust and low social participation) has been demonstrated in a previous prospective study linking the 2000 public health questionnaire in Scania to prospective register data on acute myocardial infarction incidence to be associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (Ali et al, 2006). The question "Have you sought medical care when needed in the past three months?"…”

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Social capital, trust in the health-care system and self-rated health: The role of access to health care in a population-based study

Mohseni

Lindström

2007

Social Science & Medicine

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“…The associations between social capital and health have been extensively investigated (Kawachi et al, 1997;Ali et al, 2006), although the results are still debated . The association between horizontal trust and social participation , and health related behaviours such as tobacco smoking, high alcohol consumption and cannabis use have also been investigated (Lindström, 2003;Lindström, 2004a;Lindström 2005).…”

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Social capital, political trust and experience of cannabis smoking: A population-based study in southern Sweden

Lindström

2008

Preventive Medicine

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Tables: 2 2 Title: Social capital, political trust and cannabis smoking: A population-based study in southern Sweden Abstract Objective: To investigate whether political mistrust in the Riksdag (the national parliament in Sweden) is an independent characteristic of cannabis smokers, or whether it reflects low confidence in people in general, and therefore low social capital. Method:The 2004 public health survey in Skåne is a cross-sectional postal questionnaire study answered by 27,757 respondents aged 18-80 with a 59% response rate providing data on political trust, cannabis smoking, and potential confounders.Results: 13.9% of the men and 8.3% of the women had smoked cannabis; 17.3% of the male and 11.6% of the female respondents reported no trust at all in the Riksdag, and another 38.2% and 36.2%, respectively, reported a moderate political trust. Young age, high education, unemployment, low generalized trust in other people, and lower levels of political trust were associated with cannabis smoking, even after multiple adjustments. The groups men with no trust at all in the Riksdag, and women with high trust, not particularly high political trust and no political trust at all had significantly higher odds ratios of cannabis smoking than the very high trust reference category. The results thus somewhat differed between men and women. Conclusion:Low political trust is associated with cannabis smoking, independently of trust in people in general.

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Social capital, the miniaturisation of community, traditionalism and first time acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study in southern Sweden

Cited by 46 publications

References 58 publications

Social and emotional support and its implication for health

Social and emotional support and its implication for health

Social capital, trust in the health-care system and self-rated health: The role of access to health care in a population-based study

Social capital, political trust and experience of cannabis smoking: A population-based study in southern Sweden

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