Co-morbid depression and chronic illness related to coping and physical and mental health status Di Benedetto,M, Lindner,H, Aucote,H, Churcher,J, McKenzie,S, Croning,N and Jenkins,E 2014, Co-morbid depression and chronic illness related to coping and physical and mental health status, Psychology, Health & Medicine, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 253-262, doi: 10.1080/13548506.2013.803135. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Co-morbid depression and chronic illness related to coping and physical and mental health status Author(s) Di Benedetto,M Lindner,H Aucote,H Churcher,J McKenzie,S Croning,N Jenkins,E Journal name Psychology, Health & Medicine Volume number 19 Issue number 3 Start page 253 End page 262 Total pages 12 Publisher Routledge Place of publication Abingdon, Oxon Publication date 2014 ISSN 1465-3966 Keyword(s) Cardiovascular disease Coping resources Diabetes Health Path model Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SCI PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SSCI HOSPITAL ANXIETY SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE SCALE VULNERABILITY RESOURCES SYMPTOMS STRESS MODEL Adaptation, Psychological Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiovascular Diseases Chronic Disease Comorbidity Depression Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Female Health Status Summary A partial latent structural regression analysis was used to evaluate the role of coping resources, depression, diet and exercise on mental and physical health status. The sample consisted of 113 participants (59 females and 54 males) with a mean age of 59.38 years (SD = 10.52). Coping resources, depression and exercise explained 52 and 26% of the variance in mental and physical health status, respectively. Fewer coping resources predicted higher levels of depression and both predicted worse mental health. Only higher levels of depression predicted worse physical health status. There were also significant indirect effects of coping on mental and physical health status through depression. The development of cognitive, social and emotional coping strategies is important for managing depression and supporting positive mental health. These results highlight the important role of health psychologists in the care of individuals with chronic illness. Additionally, the management of depression is important in maintaining positive physical health. Language eng DOI 10.1080/13548506.2013.803135 Field of Research 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 929999 Health not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, Routledge Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30072009 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 02 Apr 2015, 10:10:55 EST Fri, 03 Apr 2015, 04:00:41 EST Fri, 03 Apr 2015, 05:11:09 EST Tue, 14 Apr 2015, 11:16:18 EST Tue, 14 Apr 2015, 11:53:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 16 times in TR Web of Science Cited 20 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 366 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 02 Apr 2015, 10:10:55 EST