Preferences Offset Stressors in Determining Survivability

Pure stress-based models of health predict that accumulated stresses promote illnesses result in lower life expectancies. However, mixed subjective preference models, effects stress, seen as negative preference, can potentially be offset by achievement positive personal preferences. According to preventive medicine strategies for promoting operate either alleviating stress or enhancing Over many decades we developed a theory and practice rational, psychoacoustically-driven architectural acoustic design concert halls.1-3 The incorporates both annoyance attributes (stressors, preferences) ones. Using self-assessment surveys 30 dialysis patients Kobe, Japan, used the methodology assess preferences on delaying onset treatment (dialysis age, DOA). Hayashi’s multivariate regression method (I) nonparametric data 5,8 was estimate reported factors. Of these, six factors proved predictive DOA (p-values): better worse interpersonal relations (0.003), full-time work (0.050), alcohol consumption (0.031) according individual present noisy home environment (0.090), other pollution (0.060), smoking (0.115). Other were weakly- un- correlated: hospitalizations, house moves, past hypertension, proteinuria, sex, pet ownership, presence bad odors, noise pollution. Preventative measures enhance may thus delay need dialysis.