RT Journal Article
T1 Changes in perceived social support predict changes in depressive symptoms in adults with physical disability
A1 De la Vega, Rocío
A1 Molton, Iván R.
A1 Miró, Jordi
A1 Smith, Amanda E.
A1 Jensen, Mark P.
K1 Personas con discapacidad
K1 Depresión
AB Background: Perceived social support has been found to be associated with depression, subjective wellbeing and psychological health in cross-sectional studies in people with physical disabilities. No longitudinal studies have been conducted to examine these associations over time using a comprehensive measure of social support.Objective/hypothesis: We hypothesized that: (1) the amount of perceived social support would be similar across individuals with different diagnoses often associated with disability (i.e., multiple sclerosis [MS], spinal cord injury [SCI], muscular dystrophy [MD]) but (2) lower among men, relative to women, and (3) changes over time in perceived social support would be negatively associated with changes in depressive symptoms across diagnostic groups.Methods: A survey-based six-year longitudinal study. Depressive symptoms were measured with the PROMIS Depression scale. General (Total Scale), Friend, Family and Significant Other social support were measured with the Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Results: The findings indicated no significant differences in any of the perceived social support scales as a function of diagnosis or sex. However, over the course of six years, those reporting increases in social support reported decreases in depressive symptoms, while those reporting decreases in social support reported increases in depressive symptoms.Conclusions: Changes in perceived social support are inversely related with the changes in depressive symptoms in adults with MS, SCI, and MD. Social support would be a reasonable treatment target in interventions seeking to improve psychological wellbeing in individuals with conditions that are often associated with disabilities
PB Disability and Health Journal
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36950
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36950
LA eng
NO De la Vega, R., Molton, I.R., Miró, J., Smith, A.E., Jensen, M.P. (2019). Changes in perceived social support predict changes in depressive symptoms in adults with physical disability. Disability and Health Journal, 12 (2), 214 - 219. PMID: 30314820. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.09.005
NO This research was supported by a grant from the grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RT5023-01-00). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living; Department of Health and Human Services. The contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and endorsement of the content by the Federal Government should not be assumed. There are no potential conflicts of interest disclose. No abstracts regarding this research have been presented elsewhere. RV's work is supported by a Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral Fellowship (2014 BP-A 00009) granted by the Agency for Administration of University and Research Grants (AGAUR). JM's work is supported by Instituci o Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Fundación Grünenthal, Obra Social de Caixabank, and MINECO.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026