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Association Between Purpose in Life and Objective Measures of Physical Function in Older Adults

Author(s) -

Eric S. Kim,

Ichiro Kawachi,

Ying Chen,

Laura D. Kubzansky

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

jama psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531

H-Index - 365

eISSN - 2168-6238

pISSN - 2168-622X

DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2145

Subject(s) - grip strength , preferred walking speed , medicine , hand strength , cohort , cohort study , physical therapy , demography , gerontology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sociology , pathology

Higher purpose in life is hypothesized to reduce the likelihood of developing weak grip strength and slow walking speed because purpose has been linked with a range of positive health behaviors and biological processes that are potentially protective against declining physical function. However, the association between purpose in life and objective physical function has not been examined.

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