Perceived social support predicts lower cardiovascular reactivity to stress in older adults

Howard, Siobhán; Creaven, Ann‐Marie; Hughes, Brian M.; O'Leary, Éanna D.; James, Jack E.

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.02.006

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“…Previous studies have suggested that perceived self‐efficacy was in relation to the reduction in stress and the impact on mental health (Burger & Samuel, 2017; Schonfeld et al, 2017). In addition, perceived social support, that is the emotional experience of the individual feeling supported, respected and understood, is regarded as one of the important mediating factors that determine the relationship between psychological stress and health (Howard et al, 2017).…”

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Emergency stress management among nurses: A lesson from the COVID‐19 outbreak in China–a cross‐sectional study

Liao

Guo

Zhang

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives To assess the level of stress response, self‐efficacy and perceived social support status of working nurses during the outbreak of the COVID‐19 and investigate potential factors affecting their stress. Background The stress level of clinical nurses directly affects their physical and mental health and work efficiency. Design This study was a cross‐sectional investigation, which was performed following the STROBE checklist. The current study was conducted in February 2020 by selecting clinical nurses from the Zigong First People's Hospital for investigation. Methods At the peak of the COVID‐19 outbreak in China, we assessed clinical nurses with the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire, the General Self‐Efficacy Scale and the Perceived Social Support Scale. Specifically, the nurses were divided into three groups: (a) nurses supporting Wuhan; (b) nurses in the department of treating the COVID‐19 patients in our hospital (epidemic department); and (c) nurses in the general department without the COVID‐19 patients in our hospital (non‐epidemic department). Results A total of 1092 clinical nurses were surveyed with 94 nurses in Wuhan, 130 nurses treating COVID‐19 patients in our hospital and 868 nurses working without direct contact with diagnosed COVID‐19 patients. The mean stress score of all surveyed nurses was 33.15 (SD: 25.551). There was a statistically significant difference in stress response scores between different departments. Noticeably, the nurses who went to support in Wuhan showed a weaker stress response than the nurses who stayed in our hospital (mean: 19.98 (Wuhan) vs. 32.70 (epidemic department in our hospital) vs. 34.64 (non‐epidemic department in our hospital)). In addition, stress was negatively correlated with general self‐efficacy and perceived social support. Conclusion The present study suggested that the stress status of second‐line nurse without direct contact with diagnosed COVID‐19 patients was more severe than that of first‐line nurses who had direct contact with COVID‐19 patients. Relevance to clinical practice Our study indicated the importance of psychological status of second‐line medical staff during the global pandemic.

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Emergency stress management among nurses: A lesson from the COVID‐19 outbreak in China–a cross‐sectional study

Liao

Guo

Zhang

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…In the mothers, we found greater acculturation and resilience factors (e.g., higher subjective social status, higher social support), associated with lower cardiometabolic risk, but little evidence that stress associated with either BMI or BP. A substantial literature supports associations between social support and BP and BMI; e.g., social support has been associated with lower BP reactivity to laboratory stress in older adults ( 70 ) and was protective against intergenerational transmission of obesity in a study of Finns in mid-adulthood ( 71 ). Findings with acculturation are more mixed.…”

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Epigenetics as a Mechanism of Developmental Embodiment of Stress, Resilience, and Cardiometabolic Risk Across Generations of Latinx Immigrant Families

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2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Psychosocial stressors can become embodied to alter biology throughout the life course in ways that may have lasting health consequences. Immigrants are particularly vulnerable to high burdens of stress, which have heightened in the current sociopolitical climate. This study is an investigation of how immigration-related stress (IRS) may impact the cardiometabolic risk and epigenetic markers of Latinx immigrant mothers and children in Nashville, TN. We compared stress and resilience factors reported by Latina immigrant mothers and their children (aged 5–13) from two time points spanning the 2016 U.S. presidential election (June 2015–June 2016 baseline, n = 81; March–September 2018 follow-up, n = 39) with cardiometabolic risk markers (BMI, waist circumference, and blood pressure). We also analyzed these factors in relation to DNA methylation in saliva of stress-related candidate genes (SLC6A4 and FKBP5), generated via bisulfite pyrosequencing (complete case n's range from 67–72 baseline and 29–31 follow-up) (n's range from 80 baseline to 36 follow-up). We found various associations with cardiometabolic risk, such as higher social support and greater acculturation were associated with lower BMI in mothers; discrimination and school stress associated with greater waist circumferences in children. Very few exposures associated with FKBP5, but various stressors associated with methylation at many sites in SLC6A4, including immigrant-related stress in both mothers and children, and fear of parent deportation in children. Additionally, in the mothers, total maternal stress, health stress, and subjective social status associated with methylation at multiple sites of SLC6A4. Acculturation associated with methylation in mothers in both genes, though directions of effect varied over time. We also find DNA methylation at SLC6A4 associates with measures of adiposity and blood pressure, suggesting that methylation may be on the pathway linking stress with cardiometabolic risk. More research is needed to determine the role of these epigenetic differences in contributing to embodiment of stress across generations.

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“…Su influencia en esta área se caracteriza por intervenir en la disminución del estrés, modulando la presión sanguínea, generando efectos sobre el sistema inmunológico y endocrino de las personas, y promoviendo conductas saludables como evitar consumir alcohol, drogas ilícitas, hacer dieta y realizar ejercicio, entre otros (Pacheco, Suárez, & Angelucci, 1998). Algunos estudios refieren el efecto directo que tiene el apoyo social percibido sobre la salud física y psicológica (Howard, Creaven, Hughes, O'leary, & James, 2017;Jung et al, 2016;Novoa, & Barra, 2015), otros destacan el efecto moderador que tiene sobre el estrés (González, & Estévez, 2017), y algunos autores manifiestan su relación indirecta sobre la salud, a través de otras variables como la resiliencia (Leiva, Pineda, & Encina, 2013) y la autoeficacia (Miao, Feng, Wu, Zhang, Ge, & Pan, 2015).…”

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Efecto de los factores protectores sobre los estilos de vida saludable en pacientes con riesgo cardiovascular: un análisis de ruta

Alcedo

Angulo

Guerra

2020

Av. Psicol. Latinoam.

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El objetivo de la presente investigación fue verificar la influencia de factores individuales como la edad, el sexo, el nivel socioeconómico, y factores protectores como la resiliencia, la autoeficacia generalizada y el apoyo social percibido sobre los estilos de vida saludable, en personas con riesgo cardiovascular, además de sus posibles interacciones. Se utilizó una muestra de 290 personas, compuesta por 140 hombres y 150 mujeres, con edades comprendidas entre 35 y 65 años. A través de un análisis de ruta, se obtuvo que las variables con mayor predicción sobre el estilo de vida saludable fueron el apoyo social percibido, específicamente de amigos, y la resiliencia. Así mismo, se encontró que la autoeficacia influye significativamente sobre la resiliencia, y el apoyo social percibido es un predictor relevante para la primera. En conclusión, el estilo de vida saludable se puede predecir en gran medida por variables de contenido psicológico, de forma directa e indirecta. Además, puede verse diferenciado dependiendo de la dimensión específica de la variable predicha y el número de variables que se relacionen en conjunto.

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Perceived social support predicts lower cardiovascular reactivity to stress in older adults

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

Emergency stress management among nurses: A lesson from the COVID‐19 outbreak in China–a cross‐sectional study

Emergency stress management among nurses: A lesson from the COVID‐19 outbreak in China–a cross‐sectional study

Epigenetics as a Mechanism of Developmental Embodiment of Stress, Resilience, and Cardiometabolic Risk Across Generations of Latinx Immigrant Families

Efecto de los factores protectores sobre los estilos de vida saludable en pacientes con riesgo cardiovascular: un análisis de ruta

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