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Social support, disability and depression: A longitudinal study of rheumatoid arthritis
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It revealed that more diffuse social relationships were more affected by RA, and scores for social relationship were as strongly related to depressed mood over time as were disease and disability variables.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 1991-01-01. It has received 121 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social support & Social relation.read more
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A randomized controlled study of the Arthritis Self-Management Programme in the UK
TL;DR: The findings suggest that the ASMP is effective in promoting improvements in perception of control, health behaviours and health status, when delivered in UK settings.
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Effects of social support and personal coping resources on depressive symptoms: Different for various chronic diseases?
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,T.G. van Tilburg,A.J.P. Boeke,D.J.H. Deeg,Didi M. W. Kriegsman,J.T.M. van Eijk +5 more
TL;DR: Direct favorable effects on depressive symptoms were found for having a partner, having many close relationships, greater feelings of mastery, greater self-efficacy expectations, and high self-esteem.
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Direct and buffer effects of social support and personal coping resources in individuals with arthritis
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,T.G. van Tilburg,Dorly J. H. Deeg,Didi M. W. Kriegsman,A.J.P. Boeke,J.T.M. van Eijk +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the direct and buffer effects of various aspects of social support and personal coping resources on depressive symptoms were examined, and the presence of a partner, having many close social relationships, feelings of mastery and a high self-esteem were found to have direct, favorable effects on psychological functioning.
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Social network, social support, and loneliness in older persons with different chronic diseases
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Theo G. van Tilburg,Didi M. W. Kriegsman,A Joan P Boeke,Dorly J. H. Deeg,Jacques Th. M. van Eijk +5 more
TL;DR: Social network size and emotional support exchanges were not associated with disease status, and the specifics of a disease appear to play a small role in the receipt of instrumental support and feelings of loneliness of chronically ill older persons.
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Depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: description, causes and mechanisms.
TL;DR: Two sets of contributory factors to depression among patients with rheumatoid arthritis are generally examined – the social context of the individual and the biologic disease state of that person’s RA.
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TL;DR: There is evidence consistent with both main effect and main effect models for social support, but each represents a different process through which social support may affect well-being.
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Social networks, host resistance, and mortality: a nine-year follow-up study of Alameda County residents
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TL;DR: The findings show that people who lacked social and community ties were more likely to die in the follow-up period than those with more extensive contacts.
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