“…The aging process is associated with an increased prevalence and number of both mental and physical health concerns and disabilities (Blazer, Burchett, Service, & George, 1991; Ko & Coons, 2005; Mroczek & Spiro, 2005). Poor mental health is an important consideration for the older adult population, because it appears to be a substantial component of perceived quality of life (Kahn, Hessling, & Russell, 2003), can affect physical health (Diefenbach, Leventhal, Leventhal, & Miller, 1996), and is likely to impede engagement in positive health behaviors (Cohen-Mansfield, Marx, & Guralnik, 2003).…”