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May 24, 2019 · There was a significant association between life purpose and mortality attributed to heart, circulatory, and blood conditions when the lowest and highest life purpose categories were compared (HR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.62-4.38; P = .02 for trend) and between life purpose and digestive tract system conditions when the lower life purpose categories and the highest category were compared (for life ...
- Aliya Alimujiang, Ashley Wiensch, Jonathan Boss, Nancy L. Fleischer, Alison M. Mondul, Karen McLean,...
- 2019
Dec 3, 2015 · Purpose in Life and Its Relationship to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events. Psychosomatic Medicine , 2015; 1 DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000274 Cite This Page :
Oct 1, 2008 · The adjusted hazard ratios for death in men with a strong sense of purpose in life, as compared with those with a low sense of purpose, were 0.28 (95% confidence interval: 0.10-0.84) for stroke, 0.56 (0.28-1.10) for CVD, and 0.62 (0.45-0.86) as a result of all causes.
- Megumi Koizumi, Hiroshi Ito, Yoshihiro Kaneko, Yutaka Motohashi
- 2008
Oct 10, 2019 · Compared to those with the highest levels of purpose in life, those with the lowest levels of purpose had increased risk of mortality from heart, circulatory, and blood conditions (HR:2.66, 95% CI: 1.62–4.38), but not other causes of death, after adjusting for sociodemographics and a wide array of health behaviors and several dimensions of psychosocial well-being and distress.
- 10.1007/s11886-019-1222-9
- 2019/10/10
May 24, 2019 · Having a strong purpose in life may have not only mental benefits, but also physical ones. A new study suggests that purposeful living is linked to decreased risk of early death in those older ...
Oct 8, 2019 · In the years between 2006 and 2010, people with a stronger life purpose were less likely to die of any cause, and even less likely to die of heart, circulatory and blood conditions. "We were surprised," said Celeste Leigh Pearce, senior author of the study in the May edition of the journal JAMA Network Open. "There was already a fair amount of ...
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Abstract. Having a purpose in life has been nominated consistently as an indicator of healthy aging for several reasons including its potential for reducing mortality risk. The current study sought to extend these findings by examining whether purpose promotes longevity across the adult years, using data from the longitudinal MIDUS sample (mean ...
