Is the link between socioeconomic status and resilience mediated by reserve-building activities: mediation analysis of web-based cross-sectional data from chronic medical illness patient panels.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the link between socioeconomic status (SES) and resilience is mediated by reserve-building activities.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the mediation hypothesis.

Setting

Web-based survey.

Participants

Participants with a chronic medical condition were recruited from Rare Patient Voice.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

DeltaQuest Reserve-Building Measure; demographic variables to capture SES; Centers for Disease Control Healthy Days Core Module; Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire. Resilience was operationalised using residual modelling.

Results

The study sample included 442 patients (mean age 49, 85% fem

SUBMITTER: Schwartz CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549651 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature