Well-Being and Chronic Disease Incidence

Okely, Judith A.; Galé, Catharine R.

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“…Previous findings regarding the association between wellbeing and cancer risk have been mixed. Some studies have documented a significant association between wellbeing and cancer in women (Feller et al, 2013; Wakai et al, 2007), but we failed to find any association between wellbeing and incident cancer in the ELSA sample (n = 7460) (Okely & Gale, 2016). Similarly, Lillberg et al (2002) found no association between wellbeing and risk of breast cancer in a Finnish cohort.…”

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The interaction between individualism and wellbeing in predicting mortality: Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe

2017

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The link between greater wellbeing and longevity is well documented. The aim of the current study was to test whether this association is consistent across individualistic and collectivistic cultures. The sample consisted of 13,596 participants from 11 European countries, each of which was assigned an individualism score according to Hofstede et al.'s (Cultures and organizations: software of the mind, McGraw Hill, New York, 2010) cultural dimension of individualism. We tested whether individualism moderated the cross-sectional association between wellbeing and self-rated health or the longitudinal association between wellbeing and mortality risk. Our analysis revealed a significant interaction between individualism and wellbeing such that the association between wellbeing and self-rated health or risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease was stronger in more individualistic countries. However, the interaction between wellbeing and individualism was not significant in analysis predicting all-cause mortality. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm our finding and to explore the factors responsible for this culturally dependent effect.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10865-017-9871-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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2017

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“…Two secondary analyses were performed. First, we examined the age interaction effect described by Okely and Gale ( 2016 ) by including a mean-centered interaction term for wellbeing and age in our fully adjusted model. Contrary to findings by Feller et al .…”

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“…The former refers to the experience of positive emotions such as feelings of happiness or pleasure while the latter refers to the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and self-realization or sense of autonomy [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2013 ]. A recent investigation of wellbeing found an independent association between greater wellbeing and a lower rate of onset of several chronic illnesses including an association, in those younger, but not older, than 65 years, with incident diabetes (Okely and Gale, 2016 ). Another study using data from the Whitehall II cohort found that life satisfaction and emotional vitality, but not optimism, were associated with reduced risk of physician-diagnosed diabetes (Boehm et al ., 2015 ).…”

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Subjective wellbeing as a determinant of glycated hemoglobin in older adults: longitudinal findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

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BackgroundPrevious research has shown an association between subjective wellbeing and incident diabetes. Less is known about the role of wellbeing for subclinical disease trajectories as captured via glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). We aimed to explore the association between subjective wellbeing and future HbA1c levels, and the role of sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors in this association.MethodsWe used data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing for this study (N = 2161). Subjective wellbeing (CASP-19) was measured at wave 2 and HbA1c was measured 8 years later at wave 6. Participants were free from diabetes at baseline. We conducted a series of analyses to examine the extent to which the association was accounted for by a range of sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors in linear regression models.ResultsModels showed that subjective wellbeing (CASP-19 total score) was inversely associated with HbA1c 8 years later after controlling for depressive symptoms, age, sex, and baseline HbA1c (B = −0.035, 95% CI −0.060 to –0.011, p = 0.005). Inclusion of sociodemographic variables and behavioral factors in models accounted for a large proportion (17.0% and 24.5%, respectively) of the relationship between wellbeing and later HbA1c; clinical risk factors explained a smaller proportion of the relationship (3.4%).ConclusionsPoorer subjective wellbeing is associated with greater HbA1c over 8 years of follow-up and this relationship can in part be explained by sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors among older adults.

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“…Since a very small amount of research has been performed so far to clarify how illness acceptance relates to well-being (Brown et al, 1981;Okely and Gale, 2016), the current research was aimed at investigating the association between both acceptance of disease and eudemonic well-being of people with physical disabilities. The concept of acceptance of disability has been defined as the acknowledgment of, and adaptation to, a disability (Martz et al, 2000), acceptance of loss and value change (Keany and Glueckauf, 1993), and awareness that infirmity has occurred and is real (Carver et al, 1989).…”

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Disease Acceptance and Eudemonic Well-Being Among Adults With Physical Disabilities: The Mediator Effect of Meaning in Life

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The acceptance of disability is recognized as one of the most frequently mentioned factors that plays a particularly significant role in subjective well-being. However, so far, only a very small amount of research has been undertaken to clarify how and why acceptance of illness relates to eudemonic well-being. Hence, comprehension of the direct and indirect effects underlying this relationship seems essential for interventions that increase the recovery of people with impairments and enhance their quality of life. The current research was aimed at investigating the association between acceptance of illness, meaning in life, and eudemonic well-being, as well as the possible mediatory effect of meaning in life on the relationship between acceptance of illness and well-being. The sample consisted of 102 participants (71% women) aged between 20 and 64 years. The respondents had a range of different impairments (e.g., cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, and sight defects). The Acceptance of Illness Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being were used. It was confirmed that acceptance of illness correlated positively and significantly with the presence of meaning, self-acceptance, positive relations, environmental mastery, personal growth, general well-being, cohesion, flexibility, communication, and family satisfaction. The presence of meaning mediated the relationship between acceptance of illness and general well-being with its four other dimensions: selfacceptance, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth. Conversely, the search for meaning did not have any mediatory effect on this relationship.

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Well-Being and Chronic Disease Incidence

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Cited by 32 publications

References 48 publications

The interaction between individualism and wellbeing in predicting mortality: Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe

The interaction between individualism and wellbeing in predicting mortality: Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Subjective wellbeing as a determinant of glycated hemoglobin in older adults: longitudinal findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Disease Acceptance and Eudemonic Well-Being Among Adults With Physical Disabilities: The Mediator Effect of Meaning in Life

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