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Subjective social support

Exposure

5 papers study it3 findings

Across all fields, 5 papers: 5 observational studies in people

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 2 independent labs in 3 countries
  • Funders: Major Program of National Fund of Philosophy and Social Science of China and 2 more
  • Humans5

Outcomes

2

Poor mental health-related quality of life

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Subjective social support decreases poor mental health-related quality of life in humans.

    “subjective support attenuated the relationship between lower intrinsic capacity and poor mental HRQoL”

    Humansin older adults with lower intrinsic capacityn = 1,181

    Relationship between intrinsic capacity and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults: the moderating role of social support

    Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

Functional ability decline

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Subjective social support decreases functional ability decline in humans.

    “the detrimental effect of impaired IC on the deterioration rate of FA was buffered by subjective support”

    Humansimpaired intrinsic capacity

    How does social support interact with intrinsic capacity to affect the trajectory of functional ability among older adults? Findings of a population-based longitudinal study

    Maturitas

Associations

1

Physical activity

downin humans1OR 0.91

1 study

  1. Subjective social support is associated with physical activity in humans (OR 0.91, 95% CI [0.87, 0.96], p < .001).

    “Older women with an increase in one subjective social support score were less likely (odds ratio = 0.91; 95% confidence interval [0.87, 0.96]; p < .001) to have high physical activity”

    Humansfemalesn = 1,221

    The Prevalence and Association Between Social Support and Physical Activity Among the Rural Community-Dwelling Older Women in a Southeast Asian Country

    Journal of aging and physical activity

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