Social support as a mediator in the relation between functional status and quality of life in older adults
Social support as a mediator in the relation between functional status and quality of life in older adults
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DOI：
10.1037/0882-7974.11.1.34
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发表时间：
1996-03-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Schulz, R
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作者：
Newsom, JT;Schulz, R
在全国范围内对4，734名65岁及以上的成年人进行了身体功能，社会支持，抑郁症状和生活满意度之间的关系进行了检查。回归分析被用来检查客观和主观支持措施的相对重要性，了解身体损害和生活质量之间的关系。损伤与较少的友谊联系，较少的家庭联系，较少的归属感支持，较少的有形援助，但只有措施的感知支持预测抑郁症。结构方程模型的方法，然后探讨知觉的社会支持之间的关系损害和生活质量变量的中介作用。结果是一致的假设，即较低的社会支持是一个重要的原因，生活满意度下降，并在老年人中发现抑郁症状的增加。理解的作用，社会支持在减轻身体残疾的影响，在老年人的影响进行了讨论。
The relations among physical functioning, social support, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction were examined in a national sample of 4,734 adults age 65 and older. Regression analyses were used to examine the relative importance of objective and subjective support measures in understanding the relation between physical impairment and quality of life. Impairment was associated with fewer friendship contacts, fewer family contacts, less perceived belonging support, and less perceived tangible aid, but only measures of perceived support predicted depressive symptomatology. A structural equation modeling approach was then used to explore the mediational role of perceived social support in the relation between impairment and quality of life variables. Results are consistent with the hypothesis that lower reported social support is an important reason for decreases in life satisfaction and increases in depressive symptoms found among older adult populations. Implications for understanding the role of social support in attenuating the effects of physical disability in older adults are discussed.