The role of stress and social support in predicting depression among a hypertensive African American sample
The role of stress and social support in predicting depression among a hypertensive African American sample
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DOI：
10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.03.003
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
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2.8
通讯作者：
Artinian, Nancy T.
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作者：
Dennis, John P.;Markey, Megan A.;Artinian, Nancy T.
目的：我们研究了社会支持，压力，并选择人口统计学变量作为抑郁症的预测因子在非洲裔美国人与hypertension.METHODS：194高血压非洲裔美国人年龄范围从30至88岁（平均年龄= 58.3岁，标准差= 12.2，63%的女性）收集的档案数据进行了分析，在本研究中。使用两种抑郁模型进行分层回归分析。第一个模型包括样本的基本人口特征，包括年龄、性别、教育程度、收入和就业状况。结果：第一个模型解释了抑郁症的14%的方差，并确定了性别和年龄作为显着的预测变量。第二个模型，其中两个社会心理变量被添加，占总方差的45.20%，年龄，压力和社会支持作为显着predictors.CONCLUSIONS：压力和社会支持是显着的高血压非裔美国人的抑郁症的预测因子，超出了各种人口统计学变量的影响。这些结果对目标人群的预防和干预策略具有影响。
OBJECTIVE: We examined social support, stress, and selected demographic variables as predictors of depression among African Americans with hypertension.METHODS: Archival data collected on 194 hypertensive African Americans ranging in age from 30 to 88 years (mean age = 58.3 years, standard deviation = 12.2; 63% were female) were analyzed in the present study. Hierarchic regression analyses were conducted using two models of depression. The first model included basic demographic characteristics of the sample, including age, sex, educational attainment, income, and employment status. in the second model, the psychosocial variables of stress and social support were added to determine their predictive value.RESULTS: The first model accounted for 14% of the variance in depression and identified sex and age as significant predictors. The second model, in which two psychosocial variables were added, accounted for 45.20% of the total variance, with age, stress, and social support as significant predictors.CONCLUSIONS: Stress and social support are significant predictors of depression in a hypertensive African American population, beyond the influence of various demographic variables. These results have implications for prevention and intervention strategies with the target population.