Sense of coherence moderates the relationship between life stress and natural killer cell activity in healthy older adults

Article Abstract:

The life transition of housing relocation could be connected with lower levels of immune function in older adults, according to research into the impact of anticipation of housing relocation on positive and negative mood, natural killer (NK) cell activity and intrusion in a group of healthy older adults. Consideration was also given to whether sense of coherence (SOC) would buffer a putative link between relocation and NK cell activity. SOC seemed to moderate the impact of anticipation of moving on NK cell activity. Poorer immune function is most common among people with a low sense of coherence.

Aged, Elderly

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Adaptation in very old age: Exploring the role of resources, beliefs, and attitudes for centenarians' happiness

Article Abstract:

A study examined whether centenarians adapt well to being 100 and determine whether factors such as basic resources, self-referent beliefs, and attitudes toward life are related to positive adaptation. In some cases old age often brings along major loss and the struggle of dealing with over-whelming constraints and at the same time when it comes to subjective well-being, high mean levels are preserved and changes are very small relative to those in health and cognition.

Attitudes, Old age, Attitude (Psychology)

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Psychophysiological mediators of caregiver stress and differential cognitive decline

Article Abstract:

Relationship between chronic stress and cognitive decline and whether this is mediated by psychophysiological factors is examined. The studies suggest that potential psychological mediators like anxiety and depression are positively associated with chronic stress and negatively associated with cognitive functioning.

Risk factors, Stress (Psychology), Psychophysiology

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