Co-occurring health behaviors and mental health outcomes among a large, aging US population.
Combining multiple healthy behaviors together works better for mental health in aging adults than tackling one behavior at a time.
This large cohort study of an aging US population identified clusters of co-occurring health behaviors and their joint associations with mental health outcomes, informing multi-behavior intervention strategies for older adults. Results support integrated behavioral health approaches rather than single-behavior interventions for aging-associated mental health promotion.
What the study was
- Study design
- Large cohort study (cross-sectional analysis)
- Population
- Large aging US population sample (ACS-affiliated cohort)
- Category
- Public Health
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Front Public Health
Why it surfaced
Large ACS cohort, aging/population health topic, PMC open access. Standard addition for aging/longevity pipeline context. No new intervention data.
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