American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 146, No. 6: 510-519
Copyright © 1997 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
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Effects of Social Support and Personal Coping Resources on Mortality in Older Age: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
1Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine and Department of General Practice, Nursing Home Medicine and Social Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2Department of Social Research Methodology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
3Department of Psychiatry and Department of Sociology and Social Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Reprint requests to Brenda Penninx, Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Gateway Building, Suite 3C-309, Bethesda, MD 20892
This study focuses on the role of social support and personal coping resources in relation to mortality among older persons in the Netherlands. Data are from a sample of 2,829 noninstitutionalized people aged between 55 and 85 years who took part in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam in 1992–1995. Social support was operationally defined by structural, functional, and perceived aspects, and personal coping resources included measures of mastery, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Mortality data were obtained during a follow-up of 29 months, on average. CQX proportional hazards regression models revealed that having fewer feelings of loneliness and greater feelings of mastery are directly associated with a reduced mortality risk when age, sex, chronic diseases, use of alcohol, smoking, self-rated health, and functional limitations are controlled for. In addition, persons who received a moderate level of emotional support (odds ratio (OR) = 0.49, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.33–0.72) and those who received a high level of support (OR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.47–0.98) had reduced mortality risks when compared with persons who received a low level of emotional support. Receipt of a high level of instrumental support was related to a higher risk of death (OR = 1.74, 95% CI 1.12–2.69). Interaction between disease status and social support or personal coping resources on mortality could not be demonstrated. Am J Epidemiol 1997;146:510-19.
chronic disease; mortality; prospective studies; self concept; social environment; social support
4Present address: Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD.
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