Purpose in Life and Cerebral Infarcts in Community-Dwelling Older People | Zendy

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Purpose in Life and Cerebral Infarcts in Community-Dwelling Older People

Author(s) -

Lei Yu,

Patricia A. Boyle,

Robert S. Wilson,

Steven R. Levine,

Julie A. Schneider,

David A. Bennett

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.114.008010

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , stroke (engine) , logistic regression , body mass index , cerebral infarction , physical therapy , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering

Purpose in life, the sense that life has meaning and direction, is associated with reduced risks of adverse health outcomes. However, it remains unknown whether purpose in life protects against the risk of cerebral infarcts among community-dwelling older people. We tested the hypothesis that greater purpose in life is associated with lower risk of cerebral infarcts.

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