Journal article
Social Support, Depression, and Recovery of Walking Ability Following Hip Fracture Surgery
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, v 50B(6), pp S354-S361
Nov 1995
PMID: 7583814
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Abstract
The importance of social support and depression to recovery from illness is examined with reference to hip fracture. Subjects were community-dwelling, ambulatory White females 59 years of age and over who were recovering from hip fracture surgery. The respondents were interviewed at baseline and clinically interviewed 2 and 6 months postsurgery. Inadequacy of social support and depression resulted in less improvement in walking ability at 2 months. By 6 months, the flow of causal influence was in the reverse direction, with low improvement in walking ability leading to increased level of depression. Social support's influence mediated the impact of health and background factors, but this was primarily at 2 months. If social support is to influence recovery, it must be present early in the recovery process. Social support's long-term consequences are indirectly operating through recovery measures taken shortly after the illness event.
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- Title
- Social Support, Depression, and Recovery of Walking Ability Following Hip Fracture Surgery
- Creators
- Elizabeth J. Mutran - Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, USA.Donald C. Reitzes - Georgia State UniversityJana Mossey - Drexel UniversityMaria Erlinda Fernandez - Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina
- Publication Details
- The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, v 50B(6), pp S354-S361
- Publisher
- The Gerontological Society of America
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1995TE21600009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0028783568
- Other Identifier
- 991019184210004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Geriatrics & Gerontology
- Gerontology
- Psychology
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary