Association Between Life Purpose and Mortality Among US Adults Older Than 50 Years
Alimujiang A, Wiensch A, Boss J, Fleischer N, Mondul A, McLean K, Mukherjee B, Pearce C. Association Between Life Purpose and Mortality Among US Adults Older Than 50 Years. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e194270. PMID: 31125099, PMCID: PMC6632139, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth and Retirement StudyCause-specific mortalityAll-causeHealth outcomesUS adultsHealth and Retirement Study participantsCohort study of US adultsCause-specific mortality analysesInterview periodStudy of US adultsInfluence health outcomesAssociated with all-cause mortalityLife purposeCohort study sampleWeighted Cox proportional hazards modelsNational cohort studyPurpose in lifeQuality of lifeAll-cause mortalityCox proportional hazards modelsEnhance overall qualityAssociated with decreased mortalityProportional hazards modelRetirement StudyMortality associations