Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change With Emotional and Physical Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This systematic review aimed to synthesize and quantify the associations of awareness of age-related change (AARC) with emotional well-being, physical well-being, and cognitive functioning.

Research design and methods

We conducted a systematic review with a correlational random effects meta-analysis. We included quantitative studies, published from January 1, 2009 to October 3, 2018, exploring associations between AARC and one or more of the following outcomes: emotional well-being, physical well-being, and cognitive functioning. We assessed heterogeneity (I2) and publication bias.

Results

We included 12 studies in the review, 9 exploring the association between AARC and emotional well-being and 11 exploring the association between AARC and p

SUBMITTER: Sabatini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature