title: Stress coping and social support in glucose tolerance abnormality.
abstract: We examined coping with stress, including social support, dealing with illness, and mood states, in a sample of 600 persons who underwent primary health-care screening. Subjects were not yet diagnosed as having glucose tolerance abnormality and considered themselves healthy before the examination. Although no significant differences on the existence and perception of social support were found, the utilization of social support was significantly and negatively correlated with the level of glucose tolerance abnormality. The results suggest that poor utilization of social support is associated with the onset of glucose tolerance abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Japan. fukunisi@prit.go.jp
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukunishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akimoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirasaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires