“In the mood for ageing”: determinants of subjective well-being in older men and women of the population-based KORA-Age study

Abstract Background To investigate risk factors associated with low subjective well-being (SWB) in men and women (≥65 years) separately with a special focus on emotional distress. Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 3602 participants (50.6% women) aged 65-90 years (mean age 72.8 y...

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Main Authors: Karoline Lukaschek, Anushiya Vanajan, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Nina Weiland, Karl-Heinz Ladwig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0513-5