Gratitude and Mortality Among Older US Female Nurses
Author: Chen, Ying; Okereke, Olivia I.; Kim, Eric S.; Tiemeier, Henning; Kubzansky, Laura D.; VanderWeele, Tyler J. Description: IMPORTANCE: Supporting healthy aging is a US public health priority, and gratitude is a potentially modifiable psychological factor that may enhance health and well-being in older adults. However, the association between gratitude and mortality has not been studied. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of gratitude with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in later life. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This population-based prospective cohort study used data from self-reported questionnaires and medical records of 49 275…
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