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McHugh Power, Joanna, Carney, Sile, Hannigan, Caoimhe, Brennan, Sabina, Wolfe, Hannah, Lynch, Marina, 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 |
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| 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: | 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 |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13728 |
| 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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