Association between psychological resilience and all-cause mortality in the Health and Retirement Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological resilience refers to an individual's ability to cope with and adapt to challenging life circumstances and events.

Objective

This study aims to explore the association between psychological resilience and all-cause mortality in a national cohort of US older adults by a cross-sectional study.

Methods

The Health and Retirement Study (2006-2008) included 10 569 participants aged ≥50. Mortality outcomes were determined using records up to May 2021. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyse the associations between psychological resilience and all-cause mortality. Restricted cubic splines were applied to examine the association between psychological resilience and mortality risk.

Findings

During the follow-up period,

SUBMITTER: Zhang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature