The protective effect of emotional vitality on adverse health outcomes in disabled older women

Article Abstract:

Effects of emotional vitality on adverse health outcomes have been studied in disabled older women. It was found that emotional vitality in these women cuts down risk of subsequent new disability and mortality. Positive emotions, it appears, can protect older people against adverse health outcomes.

Italy, United States, Mortality, Physiological aspects, Mental health

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Coimpairments as predictors of severe walking disability in older women

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This article examines the relationship between having multiple physical impairments and the risk of developing a serious walking disability in elderly women. Findings indicate that decreased standing balance and muscle strength are significantly associated with the development of a serious walking disability in this population.

Finland, Statistical Data Included, Muscle strength, Walking, Geriatrics, Equilibrium (Physiology)

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Emotional vitality among disabled older women: the women's health and aging study

Article Abstract:

High rates of emotional vitality in older disabled women is linked to health status, disability and sociodemographic context, and not restricted to stable, enduring individual characteristics. Of 1002 moderately to severely disabled women aged 65 or older, 35% were found to be emotionally vital. This percentaged declined as the severity of the disability increased.

Vitality

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