Cairney, J. and Corna, Laurie and Wade, T.J. and Streiner, D.L. (2007) Does greater contact with physicians reduce feelings of mastery in old age? Journal of Gerontology – Psychological Sciences, 62 (4). pp. 226-229.
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Abstract
In this study, we test one aspect of Rodin's hypothesis concerning age-related decline in mastery: The effect of frequent contact with the health care sector on mastery. We conducted cross-sectional and longitudinal multiple regression analyses to examine the effect of general physician (GP) visits on mastery. In the cross-sectional analyses, a higher number of GP visits is associated with lower mastery, but this relationship is substantially weakened when physical health is entered into the analysis. These results are confirmed in the longitudinal analysis. The effect of GP visits on mastery thus appears to be significantly confounded by physical health problems. These findings direct attention away from the role of contact with the health care sector in influencing perceived mastery and toward the importance of physical health status as both a cause and potential consequence of changes in perceived control with age.
| Item Type: | Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Social studies Social studies > Sociology |
| Department/unit: | Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale > Centro competenze anziani |
| Depositing User: | Roberta Torriani |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jan 2020 08:15 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2020 08:15 |
| URI: | http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/11443 |
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