2023
Purpose in life and physical health in older U.S. military veterans: Cross-sectional results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Fischer I, Feldman D, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, McCutcheon V, Schulenberg S, Pietrzak R. Purpose in life and physical health in older U.S. military veterans: Cross-sectional results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Preventive Medicine 2023, 170: 107495. PMID: 37001606, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPhysical healthNational HealthDaily livingVeterans StudyHealth conditionsHigher bodily painPhysical role limitationsGeneral population studiesOverall self-reported healthPhysical health difficultiesHigher PILSelf-reported healthOlder U.S. veteransU.S. military veteransBodily painRole limitationsPhysical functioningSleep disordersInstrumental activitiesSelf-report assessmentsCurrent prevalenceCross-sectional resultsU.S. veteransMost veterans
2016
Purpose in Life is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Incident Physical Disability in Aging U.S. Military Veterans
Mota NP, Tsai J, Kirwin PD, Sareen J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Purpose in Life is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Incident Physical Disability in Aging U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016, 24: 706-714. PMID: 27160984, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident IADL disabilityIncident physical disabilityIADL disabilityPhysical disabilityU.S. military veteransDaily livingGreater medical burdenIncident ADL disabilityProspective cohort studyTwo-year incidenceMilitary veteransProtective psychosocial factorsWave 1Incident disabilityCohort studyADL disabilityChronic painNational HealthMedical burdenInstrumental activitiesMedical conditionsReduced riskPsychosocial factorsU.S. veteransVeterans Study