Positive psychological attributes and cardiac outcomes: associations, mechanisms, and interventions

CM DuBois, SR Beach, TB Kashdan, MB Nyer, ER Park… - Psychosomatics, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Intervention research at the intersection of psychiatry and cardiology has
primarily focused on the relationship between negative psychological syndromes (eg …

Social vulnerability from a social ecology perspective: a cohort study of older adults from the National Population Health Survey of Canada

MK Andrew, JM Keefe - BMC geriatrics, 2014 - Springer
Background Numerous social factors, generally studied in isolation, have been associated
with older adults' health. Even so, older people's social circumstances are complex and an …

A positive psychology intervention for patients with an acute coronary syndrome: treatment development and proof-of-concept trial

JC Huffman, RA Millstein, CA Mastromauro… - Journal of happiness …, 2016 - Springer
Positive psychological constructs are associated with superior outcomes in cardiac patients,
but there has been minimal study of positive psychology (PP) interventions in this …

Effects of optimism and gratitude on physical activity, biomarkers, and readmissions after an acute coronary syndrome: the gratitude research in acute coronary events …

JC Huffman, EE Beale, CM Celano… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Positive psychological constructs, such as optimism, are associated with
beneficial health outcomes. However, no study has separately examined the effects of …

Development of a positive psychology intervention for patients with acute cardiovascular disease

JC Huffman, CA Mastromauro, JK Boehm… - Heart …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The management of depression and other negative psychological states in cardiac patients
has been a focus of multiple treatment trials, though such trials have not led to substantial …

Engagement in life activities promotes healthy aging in men

MW Hoglund, R Sadovsky, J Classie - Journal of Men's Health, 2009 - Elsevier
Being engaged in life is associated with healthy aging. Various indicators of healthy aging,
such as greater longevity, lower incidence of cardiovascular disease, higher levels of …

Positive psychological states and health behaviors in acute coronary syndrome patients: A qualitative study

JC Huffman, CM DuBois… - Journal of health …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Positive psychological states are linked to superior cardiac outcomes, possibly mediated
through increased participation in health behaviors. Trained study staff conducted in-depth …

Optimism and social support predict healthier adult behaviors despite socially disadvantaged childhoods

AL Non, JC Román, ES Clausing, SE Gilman… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Studies have shown adverse effects of a disadvantaged childhood on adult
health-promoting behaviors and related outcomes. Optimism and social support have been …

Life-space mobility in older persons with cognitive impairment after discharge from geriatric rehabilitation

P Ullrich, T Eckert, M Bongartz, C Werner, R Kiss… - Archives of gerontology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe life-space mobility and identify its determinants in older persons with
cognitive impairment after discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. Methods A cross-sectional …

Predictors of participation in physical activity for community-dwelling elderly Italians

C Giuli, R Papa, E Mocchegiani, F Marcellini - Archives of gerontology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper analyses variables associated with community-dwelling older people's
engagement in physical activity (PA). Data were examined using the results from the …