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Social support and the likelihood of maintaining and improving levels of physical activity: the Whitehall II Study. |
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Anne Kouvonen ( ) 1, Roberto De Vogli2, Mai Stafford3, Martin Shipley4, Michael Marmot4, 5, Tom Cox6, Jussi Vahtera7, Ari Väänänen8, Tarja Heponiemi9, Archana Singh-Manoux4, 10, Mika Kivimäki4, 11 |
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School of Sociology, Social Policy, & Social Work |
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| Queen's University Belfast |
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| Belfast |
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| United Kingdom |
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Department of Health Behaviors and Health Education, |
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| University of Michigan |
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| School of Public Health, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029 |
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| United States |
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Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing |
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| Medical Research Council |
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| 33 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JU |
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| United Kingdom |
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health |
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| http://www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology/staff/singh-manoux.htm |
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| University College of London (UCL) |
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| 1-19 Torrington Place London WC1E 6BT |
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| United Kingdom |
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Epidemiology and Public Health |
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| UCL |
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| WC1E 6BT;London |
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| United Kingdom |
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Institute of Work, Health and Organisations |
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| University of Nottingham |
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| School of Community Health Sciences, International House, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB |
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| United Kingdom |
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Department of Public Health |
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| University of Turku – Turku University Hospital |
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| Turku |
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| Finland |
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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health |
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| Finnish Institute of Occupational Health |
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| Topeliuksenkatu 41A 00250 Helsinki |
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| Finland |
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National Institute for Health and Welfare |
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| National Institute for Health and Welfare |
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| PL 30, FI-00271 Helsinki |
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| Finland |
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CESP - Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations |
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| INSERM : U1018 – Université Paris XI - Paris Sud – Hôpital Paul Brousse – Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) |
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| 16 avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier 94807 Villejuif Cedex, France |
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| France |
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| 11: |
Institute of Behavioral Sciences |
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| University of Helsinki |
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| PO Box 9, FI-00014 |
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| Finland |
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| abstract: |
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Background: Evidence on the association between social support and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) is scarce and mostly based on cross-sectional data with different types of social support collapsed into a single index. The aim of this study was to investigate whether social support from the closest person was associated with LTPA. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 5395 adults (mean age 55.7 years, 3864 men) participating in the British Whitehall II study. Confiding/emotional support and practical support were assessed at baseline in 1997-99 using the Close Persons Questionnaire. LTPA was assessed at baseline and follow-up in (2002-04). Baseline covariates included socio-demographics, self-rated health, long-standing illnesses, physical functioning and common mental disorders. RESULTS: Among participants who reported recommended levels of LTPA at baseline, those who experienced high confiding/emotional support were more likely to report recommended levels of LTPA at follow-up [odds ratio (OR): 1.39, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.12-1.70 in a model adjusted for baseline covariates]. Among those participants who did not meet the recommended target of LTPA at baseline, high confiding/emotional support was not associated with improvement in activity levels. High practical support was associated with both maintaining (OR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.10-1.63) and improving (OR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.02-1.53) LTPA levels. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that emotional and practical support from the closest person may help the individual to maintain the recommended level of LTPA. Practical support also predicted a change towards a more active lifestyle. |
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Life Sciences/Health Care Sciences and Epidemiology
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| fulltext language: |
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English |
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| ISSN: |
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1101-1262 |
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Article in peer-reviewed journal |
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| DOI: |
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10.1093/eurpub/ckr091 |
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| European Journal of Public Health (Eur J Public Health) |
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Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy B - Oxford Open Option D |
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1101-1262 (eISSN : 1464-360X) |
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international |
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| publication date: |
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2011-07-12 |
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| submission date: |
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2011-07-12 |
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| page, identifiant, ...: |
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epub ahead of print |
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| keyword(s) of author: |
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physical activity – social support – prospective study – cohort study |
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