University of Arizona
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As the world's population of older adults increases, so do conversations around successful aging -- including seniors' physical, mental and social well-being. Two major factors can predict an older person's quality of life: the physical health and the cognitive functioning of the person's spouse.
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As the world's population of older adults increases, so do conversations around successful aging -- including seniors' physical, mental and social well-being.
A variety of factors can impact aging adults' quality of life. Two big ones, according to new research from the University of Arizona, are the health and cognitive functioning of a person's spouse.
Analyzing data from more than 8,000 married couples -- with an average age in the early 60s -- researchers found that the physical health and cognitive functioning of a person's spouse can significantly affect a person's own quality of life.
The findings have implications for how to most effectively address quality-of-life issues in people's later years.
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