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SUBMITTER: Madva EN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186490 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Madva Elizabeth N EN Gomez-Bernal Federico F Millstein Rachel A RA Celano Christopher M CM Park Elyse R ER Mastromauro Carol A CA Albanese Ariana M AM Beale Eleanor E EE Huffman Jeff C JC
Psychology, health & medicine 20171006 5
Most mid-life adults have at least one chronic medical condition (CMC) and are at risk for developing additional CMCs. Stressors specific to this life stage may contribute to CMC development by hindering healthy behaviors. The goal of this study was to compare sources and intensity of distress, as they relate to health behaviors, between mid-life and non-mid-life adults with CMCs. We utilized a mixed-methods approach by analyzing quantitative self-report measures of psychiatric symptoms and psyc ...[more]