Relationship between social support status and mortality in a community-based population: a prospective observational study (Yamagata study)

• Hauptverfasser: Tsutomu Uzuki (Verfasst von), Tsuneo Konta (Verfasst von), Ritsuko Saito (Verfasst von), Ri Sho (Verfasst von), Tsukasa Osaki (Verfasst von), Masayoshi Souri (Verfasst von), Masafumi Watanabe (Verfasst von), Kenichi Ishizawa (Verfasst von), Hidetoshi Yamashita (Verfasst von), Yoshiyuki Ueno (Verfasst von), Takamasa Kayama (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Social support, defined as the exchange of support in social relationships, plays a vital role in maintaining healthy behavior and mitigating the effects of stressors. This study investigated whether functional aspect of social support is related to 5-year mortality in health che...