Effects of declines in personal mastery on self-perceived mobility, physical function, cognitive function, and depressive symptoms: a 6-year follow-up study from the Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study

CONCLUSIONS: Declines in personal mastery were negatively associated with indicators related to healthy aging (particularly locomotion) in a 6-year follow-up. Further investigations are needed to explore the effects of preventing declines in personal mastery in promoting healthy aging over time.PMID:38070123 | DOI:10.1007/s40520-023-02613-6

Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - December 9, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chieh Shen Yi-Chin Lin Hung-Yu Lin Liang-Kung Chen Fei-Yuan Hsiao Source Type: research