Corna, Laurie and Cairney, J. (2005) The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Urinary Incontinence and Psychological Distress Among Older Adults. Canadian Journal on Aging, 24 (3). pp. 285-294.
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Abstract
While an association between UI and psychological distress among older adults has been established in the literature, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain less clear. Using a sample of 4,689 older adults from the Canadian Community Health Survey (1.1), we test the potential mediating and moderating effects of four dimensions of social support on the UI-distress relationship. Incontinent older adults are significantly more likely to report higher levels of distress than continent adults. Although we do not find support for a mediating effect of any of the dimensions of social support, we do report a significant interaction between one dimension of social support (tangible support) and UI. A buffering effect of tangible support is evident for continent - but not incontinent - respondents. These findings emphasize the need to assess the types of social support and the context in which they operate.
| Item Type: | Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article |
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| 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 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2020 08:30 |
| URI: | http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/11448 |
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