TY - JOUR
T1 - Do negative aspects of social relations influence fatigue?
T2 - A cross-sectional study on a non-clinical sample of middle-aged Danish men
AU - Ekmann, Anette
AU - Avlund, Kirsten
AU - Osler, Merete
AU - Lund, Rikke
N1 - Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Objective: Fatigue is a common complaint among young and old adults and may be associated with negative aspects of social relations. Hence, the purpose of this study was to explore the association between demands from and conflicts with different sources of social relations and fatigue. Methods: The study was based on sub-populations of the 6292 members of the Danish Metropolit Cohort. The cohort comprises men born in 1953 in the Copenhagen Metropolitan area who participated in a questionnaire survey in 2004. Data were analysed using χ2-tests and multivariable logistic regression. Results: The results showed that demands from and conflicts with children were independently associated with fatigue in a dose-response pattern. The adjusted odds ratio for fatigue was 1.48 (95% CI: 1.01-2.17) when the men experienced frequent demands from children and 1.89 (95% CI: 1.17-3.06) when they had frequent conflicts with their children. Crude analyses of demands from or conflicts with spouse, relatives or friends, respectively showed associations with fatigue compared to no demands or no conflicts. However, adjustment for depression and physical chronic disease cancelled out these associations. Conclusion: We concluded that middle-aged Danish men, who had frequent negative social interactions with their children, more frequently experienced fatigue. However, negative social interactions with spouse, relatives or friends were not associated with fatigue.
AB - Objective: Fatigue is a common complaint among young and old adults and may be associated with negative aspects of social relations. Hence, the purpose of this study was to explore the association between demands from and conflicts with different sources of social relations and fatigue. Methods: The study was based on sub-populations of the 6292 members of the Danish Metropolit Cohort. The cohort comprises men born in 1953 in the Copenhagen Metropolitan area who participated in a questionnaire survey in 2004. Data were analysed using χ2-tests and multivariable logistic regression. Results: The results showed that demands from and conflicts with children were independently associated with fatigue in a dose-response pattern. The adjusted odds ratio for fatigue was 1.48 (95% CI: 1.01-2.17) when the men experienced frequent demands from children and 1.89 (95% CI: 1.17-3.06) when they had frequent conflicts with their children. Crude analyses of demands from or conflicts with spouse, relatives or friends, respectively showed associations with fatigue compared to no demands or no conflicts. However, adjustment for depression and physical chronic disease cancelled out these associations. Conclusion: We concluded that middle-aged Danish men, who had frequent negative social interactions with their children, more frequently experienced fatigue. However, negative social interactions with spouse, relatives or friends were not associated with fatigue.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.005
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22980533
SN - 0022-3999
VL - 73
SP - 277
EP - 282
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
IS - 4
ER -