Staying with a Positive Mind: Stepping Away from Accelerated Aging
Author Information
Author(s): Liu Yuchen, Cai Wenjie, Wittenberg Eve, Kim Dae Hyun, Bloom David, Kubzansky Laura, Seligman Benjamin
Primary Institution: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Hypothesis
Understanding the relationship between subjective wellbeing and frailty may inform strategies to promote healthy aging.
Conclusion
A lower level of subjective wellbeing is associated with more severe frailty and increased risk of frailty progression or death.
Supporting Evidence
- Lower baseline life satisfaction was associated with higher counts of frailty deficits.
- Participants who were 'not satisfied' with life at baseline had a greater risk of frailty progression.
Takeaway
If older people feel unhappy with their lives, they might become frailer and have a higher chance of health problems.
Methodology
Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study was analyzed using cross-sectional and longitudinal Poisson regression.
Participant Demographics
Older adults aged 60 years and above.
Statistical Information
Confidence Interval
[1.54, 1.78] for 'not satisfied' and [1.02, 1.10] for 'somewhat satisfied'; [1.00, 1.35] for frailty progression risk.
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