The prospective association between frequency of contact with friends and relatives and quality of life in older adults from Central and Eastern Europe.

Autor: Luna E; Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. eliazar.luna.16@ucl.ac.uk., Ruiz M; Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, José Martího 31162 52, Prague, Czech Republic., Malyutina S; Laboratory of Ethipathogenesis and Clinics of Internal Diseases, Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine, 175/1, Borisa Bogatkova street, Novosibirsk, Russia., Titarenko A; Laboratory of Ethipathogenesis and Clinics of Internal Diseases, Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine, 175/1, Borisa Bogatkova street, Novosibirsk, Russia., Kozela M; Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka 20, 31-531, Krakow, Poland., Pająk A; Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka 20, 31-531, Krakow, Poland., Kubinova R; Centre for Environmental Health Monitoring, National Institute of Public Health, Srobarova 48, 10042, Prague, Czech Republic., Bobak M; Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology [Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol] 2020 Aug; Vol. 55 (8), pp. 1001-1010. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-020-01834-8
Abstrakt: Purpose: Studies suggest that frequent contact with friends and relatives promote mental wellbeing in later life, but most evidence comes from Western populations. We investigated the prospective relationship between frequency of contact with friends and relatives and quality of life (QoL) among older Central and Eastern European (CEE) adults and whether depressive symptoms mediated the hypothesised longitudinal relationship.
Methods: Data from 6106 participants from the Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors In Eastern Europe (HAPIEE) study were used. Frequency of contact with friends and relatives was measured at baseline. QoL, at baseline and follow-up, was measured by the Control, Autonomy, Self-realisation, and Pleasure (CASP) 12-item scale. After assessing the prospective association using multivariable linear regression, the mediational hypothesis was tested using path analysis.
Results: There was a significant prospective association between frequency of contact with friends and relatives and CASP-12 score (0-36) in fully adjusted models. Per every one unit increase in frequency of contact, there was a 0.12 (95% CI 0.06, 0.17) increase in CASP-12 score at follow-up, accounting for sociodemographic, health-related and baseline QoL. Pathway results showed that 81% of the longitudinal effect of frequency of contact on QoL was mediated through depressive symptoms.
Conclusions: Frequent contact with friends and relatives improves QoL of older Central and Eastern European adults, partly through buffering against depressive symptoms. Interventions to improve QoL at older ages should incorporate effective management of common mental disorders such as depression.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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