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Assessing social support in elderly adults.

M Weinberger1, S L Hiner, W M Tierney

  • 1Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, IN 46202.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1987
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Social support, measured subjectively, correlates with satisfaction in osteoarthritis patients. However, this study found no evidence that social support buffers stress impacts on health outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Rheumatology
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent condition impacting health status.
  • Stress is a known factor affecting OA patient health.
  • The role of social support in mitigating stress and improving health in OA is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between stress, social support, and health status in symptomatic OA patients.
  • To compare objective, subjective, and satisfaction-based measures of social support.
  • To determine if social support acts as a buffer against stress-related health consequences in OA.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study design.
  • Symptomatic osteoarthritis patients were assessed.

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  • Three distinct methods were used to measure social support: objective, subjective, and satisfaction.

    • Main Results:

    • Subjective indicators of social support were more strongly linked to satisfaction than objective measures.
    • No evidence was found that social support, regardless of measurement method, buffered stress effects on health.
    • Being Black, married, more educated, and having higher income correlated positively with social support.

    Conclusions:

    • Social support's measurement and its health influence mechanisms remain complex in OA.
    • Subjective social support measures better reflect patient satisfaction.
    • Social support did not demonstrate a buffering effect on stress and health in this OA cohort.