Journal of psychosomatic research
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Depressive symptoms and anxiety are common in heart failure patients as well as their spousal caregivers. However, it is not known whether their emotional distress contributes to their partner's quality of life (QoL). This study examined the effect of patients' and partners' depressive symptoms and anxiety on QoL in patient-spouse dyads using an innovative dyadic analysis technique, the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM). ⋯ Interventions to reduce depression and anxiety and to improve patients' QoL should include both patients and spouses.
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To determine whether presence of ikigai as a positive psychological factor is associated with decreased risks for all-cause and cause-specific mortality among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men and women. ⋯ The findings suggest that a positive psychological factor such as ikigai is associated with longevity among Japanese people.