Personality measures in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project.

Measures of chronic conditions and diseases associated with aging in the national social life, health, and aging project.

OBJECTIVES This paper presents a description of the methods used in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project to detect the presence of chronic conditions and diseases associated with aging. It also discusses the validity and distribution of these measures. METHODS Markers associated with common chronic diseases and conditions of aging were collected from 3,005 community-dwelling ol...

Quality of life and psychological health indicators in the national social life, health, and aging project.

BACKGROUND The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) measures seven indicators of quality of life (QoL) and psychological health. The measures used for happiness, self-esteem, depression, and loneliness are well established in the literature. Conversely, measures of anxiety, stress, and self-reported emotional health were modified for their use in this unique project. The purp...

Author's response to reviews Title:Social Network Properties and Self-Rated Health in Later Life Comparisons from the Korean Social Life, Health, and Aging Project and the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project Authors:

Role of Religious Involvement in Health in Later Life: An Integrated Review

Aging includes natural, progressive, and irreversible physiological changes that affect physical and mental strength. Religious involvement can help older adults cope with these changes and the stresses of later life. This integrative review study aimed to determine the role of religious involvement in health in later life. To this end, the authors searched keywords, such as religious involveme...

The Relationship Between Personality Traits,Mental Health, and Quality of Life in People with Thalassemia

Background: General health is related not only to physical illness but also to mental and social conditions including personality traits and the quality of life. The main objective of the current study was to investigate the relationship between five main personality factors, quality of life, and mental health in patients suffering from thalassemia. Materials and Methods: The current study was...