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- Bottom Line: Life purpose was significantly associated with all-cause mortality in The Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Some significant cause-specific mortality associations with life purpose were also observed.
www.enttoday.org/article/life-purpose-significantly-associated-with-all-cause-mortality/Life Purpose Significantly Associated with All-Cause Mortality
May 24, 2019 · Life purpose was significantly associated with all-cause mortality in the HRS (hazard ratio, 2.43; 95% CI, 1.57-3.75, comparing those in the lowest life purpose category with those in the highest life purpose category).
- Aliya Alimujiang, Ashley Wiensch, Jonathan Boss, Nancy L. Fleischer, Alison M. Mondul, Karen McLean,...
- 2019
To address this research gap, this study examines whether the longitudinal association between purpose and all-cause mortality differs by levels of education, income, and wealth (i.e., effect modification by SES) among U.S. older adults.
- Koichiro Shiba, Laura D. Kubzansky, David R. Williams, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Eric S. Kim
- 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.011
- 2021
- 2021/08
Feb 1, 2023 · Many of us are most likely agree that having a sense of purpose in life is associated with overall both physical and mental health quality of life. Needs a scientific proof to this? This article showed a very interesting association of life purpose with all-cause mortality in older adults.
- Maya Shetty
Having a higher purpose in life has been linked to favorable health outcomes. However, little research has examined whether the purpose–health association persists across different levels of SES. This study assesses whether the association between higher purpose in life and lower mortality is similar across the levels of SES.
May 1, 2019 · It was showed that life purpose was significantly associated with all-cause mortality, and the role of interventions to improve life purpose should be evaluated for health outcomes, including mortality.
Apr 13, 2023 · Results of logistic regression analyses showed that purpose in life and self-rated health were both significantly positively associated with longevity, and that purpose in life significantly moderated the relationship between self-rated health and mortality.
Possessing a high sense of purpose in life is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events and future research should focus on mechanisms linking purpose inlife to health outcomes.
