Prospective study of the association between dispositional optimism and incident heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although higher optimism has been linked with an array of positive health behaviors, biological processes, and cardiovascular outcomes, the relationship between optimism and heart failure has not been examined. In the United States, 80% of heart failures occur in adults aged 65+ years. Therefore, we examined whether higher optimism was linked with a reduced incidence of heart failure among older adults.

Methods and results

Prospective data were from the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative study of older US adults. Our sample included 6808 participants who were followed for 4 years. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess whether optimism was independently associated with incident heart failure. We adjusted for sociodemographic,

SUBMITTER: Kim ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4608236 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature