Social support and risk-adjusted mortality in a frail older population.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that social support is an important predictor of mortality in a frail older population receiving formal long-term care services. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:The analysis is based on 3138 individuals enrolled in 28 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Information about the enrollees is obtained from dataPACE. Semiparametric Cox proportional hazards models are estimated to assess the importance of individual risk factors, program effect, and social support. RESULTS:The introduction of the social support variables into the mortality model containing the sociodemographic, health needs, and the PACE-site indicator variables results in a significant improvement of the overall model fit. Several social support variables are statistically significant predictors of mortality. Controlling for all participant and caregiver characteristics, participants whose caregiver is a spouse have a significantly lower risk of mortality (hazard ratio = 0.63) compared with those whose caregiver is not a spouse. Furthermore, caregivers' assistance with meals confers a significantly lower risk of morality (hazard ratio = 0.66) compared with no assistance with meals. CONCLUSIONS:This study shows that certain aspects of informal caregiving are important factors enhancing survival in a population of frail, nursing home-certifiable individuals enrolled in a health program that already provides extensive services, including personal care, chores, and meals. Further research to better differentiate between the affective versus the instrumental dimensions of social support is needed to guide programs on how to balance the use of resources to provide both the necessary formal services and the support for the informal caregivers.

journal_name

Med Care

journal_title

Medical care

authors

Temkin-Greener H,Bajorska A,Peterson DR,Kunitz SJ,Gross D,Williams TF,Mukamel DB

doi

10.1097/01.mlr.0000132397.49094.b3

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-08-01 00:00:00

pages

779-88

issue

8

eissn

0025-7079

issn

1537-1948

pii

00005650-200408000-00009

journal_volume

42

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