Perceived stress symptoms in midlife predict disability in old age: A 28-year prospective cohort study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 984-991

  Kulmala, Jenni ^a   Von Bonsdorff, Mikaela B ^a   Stenholm, Sari ^b   Törmäkangas, Timo ^a   Von Bonsdorff, Monika E ^a,c   Nygård, Clas Håkan ^d   Klockars, Matti ^e,f   Seitsamo, Jorma ^f   Ilmarinen, Juhani ^g   Rantanen, Taina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^d Jyvaskyla University   (Finland)

^e FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^f FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^g Juhani Ilmarinen Consulting   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disablement process; Epidemiology; Functional performance; Psychosocial stress; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISABLEMENT PROCESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

DISABLEMENT PROCESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880562194     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls339     Document Type: Article

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