McHugh Power, Joanna and Carney, Sile and Hannigan, Caoimhe and Brennan, Sabina and Wolfe, Hannah and Lynch, Marina and Kee, Frank and Lawlor, Brian (2019) Systemic inflammatory markers and sources of social support among older adults in the Memory Research Unit cohort. Journal of Health Psychology, 24 (3). pp. 397-406. ISSN 1359-1053

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Abstract

Potential associations between systemic inflammation and social support received by a sample of 120 older adults were examined here. Inflammatory markers, cognitive function, social support and psychosocial wellbeing were evaluated. A structural equation modelling approach was used to analyse the data. The model was a good fit (X²108 = 256.13, p < 0.001; comparative fit index = 0.973; Tucker–Lewis Index = 0.962; root mean square error of approximation = 0.021; standardised root mean-square residual = 0.074). Chemokine levels were associated with increased age (β = 0.276), receipt of less social support from friends (β = −0.256) and body mass index (β = −0.256). Results are discussed in relation to social signal transduction theory.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Funding: The original study was funded in part by Atlantic Philanthropies. The substudy analysed in the current manuscript was funded by a fellowship received by the first author (J.M.P) from the Division of Ageing Research and Development at the Institute of Public Health in Ireland, formerly the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland. Cite as:McHugh Power J, Carney S, Hannigan C, et al. Systemic inflammatory markers and sources of social support among older adults in the Memory Research Unit cohort. Journal of Health Psychology. 2019;24(3):397-406. doi:10.1177/1359105316676331
Keywords:	age; health psychology; protective factors; quantitative methods;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	13728
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316676331
Depositing User:	Joanna McHugh Power
Date Deposited:	07 Dec 2020 15:08
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Health Psychology
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Refereed:	Yes
Funders:	Atlantic Philanthropies, Institute of Public Health in Ireland
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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