Antecedents of frailty over three decades in an older cohortW J Strawbridge
Human Population Laboratory, Public Health Institute, Berkeley, California, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 53:S9-16. 1998
..By modifying these risk factors, it may be possible to postpone the onset of frailty or ameliorate its further development...
- Impact of spouses' sleep problems on partners
William J Strawbridge
Institute for Health and Aging, San Francisco, Calif 94118 0646, USA
Sleep 27:527-31. 2004
..To analyze relationships between spouses' sleep problems and their partners' physical health, mental health, well-being, social involvement, and marital quality in a sample of older persons...
- Physical activity reduces the risk of subsequent depression for older adults
William J Strawbridge
Human Population Laboratory, Public Health Institute, Berkeley, CA 94704 1011, USA
Am J Epidemiol 156:328-34. 2002
..79, 95% CI: 0.67, 0.92). Findings support the protective effects of physical activity on depression for older adults and argue against excluding disabled subjects from similar studies...
- Negative consequences of hearing impairment in old age: a longitudinal analysis
W J Strawbridge
Human Population Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94704 1011, USA
Gerontologist 40:320-6. 2000
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- Religiosity buffers effects of some stressors on depression but exacerbates others
W J Strawbridge
Human Population Laboratory, Public Health Institute, Berkeley, California, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 53:S118-26. 1998
..Religiosity may help those experiencing non-family stressors, but may worsen matters for those facing family crises...
- Successful aging and well-being: self-rated compared with Rowe and Kahn
William J Strawbridge
Human Population Laboratory (Public Health Institute, 2151 Berkeley Way (Annex 2, Berkeley, CA 94704-1011, USA
Gerontologist 42:727-33. 2002
..IMPLICATIONS: Understanding criteria used by older persons to assess their own successful aging should enhance the conceptualization and measurement of this elusive concept...
- Religious attendance and cause of death over 31 years
Doug Oman
Human Population Laboratory, Public Health Institute, Berkeley, California 94704 1011, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 32:69-89. 2002
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- Are the fat more jolly?
Robert E Roberts
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, 77225, USA
Ann Behav Med 24:169-80. 2002
..There has been sufficient disparity of results thus far to justify further research on this question...
- Impact of self-assessed hearing loss on a spouse: a longitudinal analysis of couples
Margaret I Wallhagen
Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0610, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 59:S190-6. 2004
..Its impact on spouses, however, is poorly researched. This study analyzed the relationship between a spouse's self-assessed hearing loss and his or her partner's physical, psychological, and social well-being 5 years later...
- Impact of spouse vision impairment on partner health and well-being: a longitudinal analysis of couples
William J Strawbridge
Institute for Health and Aging, San Francisco, CA 94118 0646, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 62:S315-22. 2007
..The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of older spouses' vision impairment on the health and well-being of their partners and to test for gender differences...
