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Alternative Title:
J Behav Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10865-014-9566-5
Personal Author:
Stewart, Diana W.; Reitzel, Lorraine R.; Correa-Fernández, Virmarie; Cano, Miguel Ángel; Adams, Claire E.; ... More +
Stewart, Diana W.; Reitzel, Lorraine R.; Correa-Fernández, Virmarie; Cano, Miguel Ángel; Adams, Claire E.; Cao, Yumei; Li, Yisheng; Waters, Andrew J.; Wetter, David W.; Vidrine, Jennifer Irvin; Less -
Description:
Nearly half of U.S. adults have health literacy (HL) difficulties, and lack the ability to effectively obtain, process, and understand health information. Poor HL is associated with depression, yet mechanisms of this relation are unclear. This study examined whether social support mediated the relation between HL and depressive symptoms in 200 low-socioeconomic status (SES), racially/ethnically diverse smokers enrolled in cessation treatment. Mediation analyses were conducted using bootstrapping and controlling for SES and nicotine dependence. In simple mediation models, social support [Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) total, subscales (Appraisal, Belonging, Tangible)] mediated the effect of HL on depression, such that lower HL was associated with lower perceived support, which predicted higher depressive symptoms (ps < .05). A multiple mediation model, with ISEL subscales entered simultaneously as mediators, was significant (p < .05) but only the Belonging subscale demonstrating independent significance (p < .05). Thus, social support may be a critical factor underlying the HL-depression relationship in low-SES, racially/ethnically diverse smokers.
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Adult
Aged
Depression
Ethnicity
Female
Health Literacy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Racial Groups
Smoking
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult

Source:
J Behav Med. 37(6):1169-1179.;
Pubmed ID:
25391450
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4231826
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; K01CD000193/CD/ODCDC CDC HHS/United States; P30 CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; R25 CA057730/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; R25T CA57730/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; ... More +
CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; K01CD000193/CD/ODCDC CDC HHS/United States; P30 CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; R25 CA057730/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; R25T CA57730/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; U54 CA153505/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; U54CA153505/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; UL1 RR024148/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States; UL1 TR000371/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States; Less -
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:082184a38a8283812921049449e0ae1ad8e605dd2a1209f473dd5c19568fc914
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