Life satisfaction and use of preventive health care services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although a growing body of research shows that life satisfaction is linked with enhanced health behaviors and physical health, no study has examined life satisfaction's association with use of preventive health care services. From prior research the authors hypothesized that people with higher life satisfaction would be more proactive in taking care of their health, hence more likely to use preventive health care services.

Method

Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the association between life satisfaction and preventive services. Participants were drawn from the Health and Retirement Study, a prospective and nationally representative panel study of adults (age >50). Participants' use of preventive services was collected over 2 years of follow-

SUBMITTER: Kim ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4442077 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature