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| Disability and depressive symptoms in the elderly: the effects of instrumental support and its subjective appraisal | | Author(s) | Sharon M Wallsten, Dan L Tweed, Dan G Blazer |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 48, no 2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 145-159 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Physical disabilities ; Living in the community ; Informal care ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The buffering effect of social support on depressive symptoms in older people living at home were explored in this study. Interviews were conducted with older people with varying levels of disability in their own homes. Results showed that higher levels of disability were associated with higher levels of depression. Instrumental support and subjective appraisal of the network were associated with depressive symptoms, but instrumental support had a weak positive correlation, while subjective appraisals showed a negative relationship. Social support was shown to mitigate the depressive effect of disability only when the network's efforts were appraised positively. However, no such relationship was shown for instrumental support. Individuals' perception of the network's helpfulness appeared to be more important than the actual help provided by friends and family. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990723231 A |
| Classmark | ENR: BN: K4: P6: 7T |
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