Psychological well-being and mortality: longitudinal findings from Lithuanian middle-aged and older adults study

Background The study aimed to examine whether after confounding by possible socio-demographic and other risk factors, psychological well-being is independently associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Methods Initial data were collected within the framework of the internationa...

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Published in:Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019-07, Vol.54 (7), p.803-811
Main Authors: Tamosiunas, Abdonas, Sapranaviciute-Zabazlajeva, Laura, Luksiene, Dalia, Virviciute, Dalia, Peasey, Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Demographics
Epidemiology
Health risk assessment
Heart diseases
Longevity
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Men
Middle age
Mortality
Older people
Original Paper
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Psychological factors
Risk analysis
Risk management
Social aspects
Sociodemographics
Well being
Women
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Summary:Background The study aimed to examine whether after confounding by possible socio-demographic and other risk factors, psychological well-being is independently associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Methods Initial data were collected within the framework of the international project HAPIEE in 2006–2008. A random sample of 7115 individuals aged 45–72 years was screened. Deaths were evaluated by death register of Kaunas city (Lithuania) in a follow-up study till 2016. Psychological well-being was evaluated by a CASP-12 questionnaire. Socio-demographic, lifestyle, biologic factors and depressive symptoms were evaluated. Results Age-adjusted survival curves revealed that psychological well-being predicts longevity in men and women ( p  
ISSN:0933-7954
1433-9285
DOI:10.1007/s00127-019-01657-2