TY - JOUR
AU - F. B. Portugal
AU - M. R. Campos
AU - C. R. Correia
AU - D. A. Goncalves
AU - D. Ballester
AU - L. F. Tofoli
AU - J. J. Mari
AU - L. Gask
AU - C. Dowrick
AU - P. Bower
AU - S. Fortes
A1 - 
AB - The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument were used. The Social Support Network Index classified patients with the highest and lowest index as socially integrated or isolated. A bivariate analysis and four multiple linear regressions were conducted for each quality of life outcome. The means scores for the physical, psychological, social relations, and environment domains were, respectively, 64.7; 64.2; 68.5 and 49.1. In the multivariate analysis, the psychological domain was negatively associated with isolation, whereas the social relations and environment domains were positively associated with integration. Integration and isolation proved to be important factors for those in emotional distress as they minimize or maximize negative effects on quality of life.
BT - Cadernos de saude publica
C5 - Measures
CP - 12
CY - Brazil
DO - 10.1590/0102-311X00165115
IS - 12
JF - Cadernos de saude publica
N2 - The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument were used. The Social Support Network Index classified patients with the highest and lowest index as socially integrated or isolated. A bivariate analysis and four multiple linear regressions were conducted for each quality of life outcome. The means scores for the physical, psychological, social relations, and environment domains were, respectively, 64.7; 64.2; 68.5 and 49.1. In the multivariate analysis, the psychological domain was negatively associated with isolation, whereas the social relations and environment domains were positively associated with integration. Integration and isolation proved to be important factors for those in emotional distress as they minimize or maximize negative effects on quality of life.
PP - Brazil
PY - 2016
SN - 1678-4464; 0102-311X
EP - 311X00165115
EP - e00165115+
T1 - Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care
T2 - Cadernos de saude publica
TI - Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care
U1 - Measures
U2 - 28001210
U3 - 10.1590/0102-311X00165115
VL - 32
VO - 1678-4464; 0102-311X
Y1 - 2016
ER -