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| Social support, depression, and activities of daily living in older heart surgery patients | | Author(s) | Thomas E Oxman, Jay G Hull |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences vol 52B, no 1, January 1997 |
| Pages | pp P1-P14 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Self care capacity ; Heart disease ; Surgery ; Social contacts ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A theoretical model specifying relationships between depression, ADL (activities of daily living) impairment and social support components was tested using 147 patients aged 55 and over undergoing open heart surgery for angina pectoris or aortic stenosis. Patients completed interviews and self-reports before surgery, and one month and 6 months after surgery. The longitudinal data were analysed using covariance structural modelling techniques. Consistent with an initially theorised structural model, the number of close network members seen regularly before surgery was associated with perceived adequacy of support one month after surgery. In turn, perceived activity of support one month after surgery predicted less depression and less ADL impairment at 6 months. The number of close network members seen regularly was also directly associated with less ADL impairment at one month and less depression at 6 months after surgery. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980227005 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CA: CQH: LKA: TOA: 3J: 7T |
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