Observational studyBMC public health2020
Relationship between social support status and mortality in a community-based population: a prospective observational study (Yamagata study).
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- A new taxonomy of social support: Clarifying supportive behaviours and measures.Journal of health psychology · 2026Review
- Differential dose-response associations of leisure-time and non-leisure-time physical activity with perceived stress in middle-aged and older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Promoting physical function in older adults via physical exercise from a health empowerment perspective: a chain mediation model of social participation and depression.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Assessing the effectivity of counting the number of teeth with their conditions to predict mortality: the OHSAKA study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Social networks, social determinants, and mortality: Western New York Exposures and Breast Cancer study.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2024Article
- The protective effect of social support on all-cause and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality among middle-aged and older adults in the US.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Social associations and cardiovascular mortality in the United States counties, 2016 to 2020.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Article
- Perceived access to social support during and after TB treatment in Mbeya and Songwe regions, Tanzania: perspectives from TB patients and survivors set against health care providers.Frontiers in health services · 2024Article
- Examining the Relationship Between Multilevel Resilience Resources and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence, Overall and by Psychosocial Risks, Among Participants in the Jackson Heart Study, the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- The Use of Natural Language Processing to Assess Social Support in Patients With Advanced Cancer.The oncologist · 2023Article
- Trends in Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Physical Disability and Social Support Among U.S. Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Living Alone, 2000-2018.Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Buffering effects of social security benefits for persons with psychiatric disability on caregivers' burden and quality of life.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Mental Health and Social Support Are Key Predictors of Resilience in German Women with Endometriosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Associations of face-to-face and non-face-to-face social isolation with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: 13-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study.BMC medicine · 2022Article
- Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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- Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial support, defined as the exchange of support in social relationships, plays a vital role in maintaining healthy behavior and mitigating the effects of stressors. This study investigated whether functional aspect of social support is related to 5-year mortality in health checkup participants.
methodsThis study recruited 16,651 subjects (6797 males, 9854 females). Social support was evaluated using five-component questions: Do you have someone 1) whom you can consult when you are in trouble? 2) whom you can consult when your physical condition is not good? 3) who can help you with daily homework? 4) who can take you to hospital when you don't feel well? and 5) who can take care of you when you are ill in bed? The association between the component of social support and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality was examined using Cox proportional hazard analysis.
resultsThe percentage of subjects without social support components was 7.7-15.0%. They were more likely to be male, non-elderly, and living alone. During the follow-up period, there were 166 all-cause and 38 cardiovascular deaths. Cox proportional analysis adjusted for confounders showed that only the lack of support for transportation to hospital was significantly associated with all-cause (hazard ratio [HR] 2.01, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.26-3.05) and cardiovascular mortality (HR 3.30, 95% CI 1.41-6.87). These associations were stronger in males than females.
conclusionThis study showed that the lack of social support for transportation to the hospital was independently associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a community-based population.
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