The research involved 1,000 Chinese Singaporeans between the ages of 85 and 99. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Good mental health can help enhance longevity despite poor physical health, a study of the Chinese elderly here has found.
The findings were published in the International Journal Of Experimental, Clinical, Behavioural And Technological Gerontology in December. Such markers are commonly used to define successful ageing in gerontology, NUS noted in a media statement. Participants were followed for an average of three years, and their survival was tracked. During that time, 151 deaths were recorded.
Those defined as frail but resilient lived longer than those who were frail and dejected, with a 37 per cent lower mortality risk. This group – which scored poorly in objective indicators such as chronic diseases, but well in subjective indicators such as happiness with life and social engagement – made up 25.4 per cent of the participants.
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