Social Networks and Incident Stroke Among Women With Suspected Myocardial Ischemia

Rutledge, Thomas; Linke, Sarah E.; Olson, Marian B.; Francis, Jennifer; Johnson, B. Delia; Bittner, Vera; York, Kaki M.; McClure, Candace; Kelsey, Sheryl F.; Reis, Steven E.; Cornell, Carol E.; Vaccarino, Viola; Sheps, David S.; Shaw, Leslee J.; Krantz, David S.; Parashar, Susmita; Merz, C. Noel Bairey

doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e3181656e09

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“…Meta-analyses have shown that social support reduces cardiac reactivity to stressors (Thorsteinsson & James, 1999) and has beneficial effects on immune and endocrine functioning (Uchino, Cacioppo, & KiecoltGlaser, 1996). By contrast, social isolation has been linked to greater likelihood of strokes (Rutledge et al, 2008), cognitive decline (Shankar, Hamer, McMunn, & Steptoe, 2013), and depression (Golden et al, 2009).…”

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How do Small Groups Promote Behaviour Change? An Integrative Conceptual Review of Explanatory Mechanisms

Borek

Abraham

2018

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Background: Small groups are used to promote health, well-being, and personal change by altering members' perceptions, beliefs, expectations, and behaviour patterns. An extensive cross-disciplinary literature has articulated and tested theories explaining how such groups develop, function, and facilitate change. Yet these theoretical understandings are rarely applied in the development, description, and evaluation of health-promotion, group-based, behaviour-change interventions. Methods: Medline database, library catalogues, search engines, specific journals and reference lists were searched for relevant texts. Texts were reviewed for explanatory concepts or theories describing change processes in groups, which were integrated into the developing conceptual structure. This was designed to be a parsimonious conceptual framework that could be applied to design and delivery. Results: Five categories of interacting processes and concepts were identified and defined: (1) group development processes, (2) dynamic group processes, (3) social change processes, (4) personal change processes, and (5) group design and operating parameters. Each of these categories encompasses a variety of theorised mechanisms explaining individual change in small groups. Conclusion: The final conceptual model, together with the design issues and practical recommendations derived from it, provides a practical basis for linking research and theory explaining group functioning to optimal design of group-based, behaviour-change interventions.

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confidence: 99%

How do Small Groups Promote Behaviour Change? An Integrative Conceptual Review of Explanatory Mechanisms

Borek

Abraham

2018

Applied Psych Health & Well

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“…5 Men and women who experience marital transition by death or divorce have prospectively increased risk of associated onset and progression of cardiovascular disease. [12][13][14] The hypothesized mechanisms underlying the association between marital transition and cardiovascular risk include preexisting health conditions, 5 change to unhealthy profiles of health behavior, [15][16][17] poorer psychological state 2 stemming from the loss of financial stability, 18,19 and reduced social support and social networks 11,20 owing to loss of the spouse. However, few studies have been conducted to address stroke risk, 17,21 particularly stroke subtypes, 22 in this population.…”

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Marital Transition and Risk of Stroke

Honjo

Iso

Ikeda

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Stroke

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Background and Purpose-There have been consistent findings reported that marital transition (ie, change in marital status during a given time period) is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease; however, few studies have been conducted on stroke risk, particularly stroke subtypes. Moreover, no studies have examined the moderating effect of living arrangement and employment status on the association between marital transition and stroke risk. Methods-We examined sex-specific associations between marital transition and stroke risk using data from Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. We included 24 162 men and 25 626 women who were married at prebaseline (5 years before baseline). Marital transition was determined by marital status at baseline. Weighted hazard ratios of stroke risk were estimated by Cox proportional regression analysis with inverse probability of weighting using a propensity score. Results-An increased risk of stroke, particularly hemorrhagic stroke, was observed among men and women with marital transition (ie, married to unmarried); weighted hazard ratios (95% confidence interval [CI]) for men and women were 1.26 (1.13-1.41) and 1.26 (1.09-1.45), respectively. Participants with marital transition and lived with children had increased stroke risk. Living with parents buffered the increased stroke risk owing to marital transition among men; however, no such effect was identified among women. Elevated stroke risk owing to marital transition was magnified among women if they were unemployed; weighted hazard ratio=2.98 (95% CI, 1.66-5.33). Conclusions-Living .).The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at http://stroke.ahajournals.org/lookup/suppl

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“…Potential mechanisms by which marital effects may operate include influences on spousal health behaviors, 7 financial resources, 8 and social support. 9 Additionally, widowhood may influence health through grief or loneliness. 10 Lack of prospective cohorts with large samples of men and women has hampered prior research on this topic.…”

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The Intersection of Sex, Marital Status, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Shaping Stroke Incidence: Results from the Health and Retirement Study

Maselko

Bates

Avendaño

et al. 2009

J American Geriatrics Society

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Social Networks and Incident Stroke Among Women With Suspected Myocardial Ischemia

Abstract: Smaller social networks are a robust predictor of stroke in at-risk women, and the magnitude of the association rivals that of conventional risk factors.

Cited by 72 publications

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How do Small Groups Promote Behaviour Change? An Integrative Conceptual Review of Explanatory Mechanisms

How do Small Groups Promote Behaviour Change? An Integrative Conceptual Review of Explanatory Mechanisms

Marital Transition and Risk of Stroke

The Intersection of Sex, Marital Status, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Shaping Stroke Incidence: Results from the Health and Retirement Study

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