ArticleBioPsychoSocial medicine2016
Giving social support to outside family may be a desirable buffer against depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: Japan gerontological evaluation study.
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- The Influence of Providing and Receiving Social Support on Older Adults' Well-being.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2022Article
- Socioeconomic Status and Prosocial Behavior: The Mediating Roles of Community Identity and Perceived Control.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Community social support and onset of dementia in older Japanese individuals: a multilevel analysis using the JAGES cohort data.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Neighborhood farm density, types of agriculture, and depressive symptoms among older farmers: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- How Does Reciprocal Exchange of Social Support Alleviate Individuals' Depression in an Earthquake-Damaged Community?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Association between Social Frailty and Sleep Quality among Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study.Physical therapy research · 2021Article
- The Association between Social Support Sources and Cognitive Function among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A One-Year Prospective Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Reliability and validity of the Brief 2-Way Social Support Scale: an investigation of social support in promoting older adult well-being.SAGE open medicine · 2019Article
- A 10-Year Follow-Up Study of Social Ties and Functional Health among the Old: The AGES Project.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is the leading cause of impaired quality of life and burden upon societies. Social supports can buffer against depressive symptoms effectively. The aim of this study is to determine the type of social support to have a positive relationship with depressive symptoms in healthy population.
methods11,869 male and 12,763 female residents within the age range of 65-100 were analyzed cross-sectionally with regard to depressive symptoms (evaluated by the Japanese version of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale), social supports (four dimensions: giving or receiving, emotional or instrumental), and covariates utilizing data collected by the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. Analyzed participants were GDS scores ≤ 10 and independence in ADL, who could give and receive supports well. Multiple linear models were applied for the analysis.
resultsAll supports between husband and wife were significantly associated with lower depressive degrees. In comparison with the differences between receiving and giving supports in predictive effects on depressive degrees, giving social supports to outside family, emotional or instrumental, were associated with fewer depressive symptoms.
conclusionsThere is a possibility that not only supports between husband and wife but giving social supports to outside family accounts for psychological benefits against depression, in addition to supports between husband and wife.
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