The association of daily physical symptoms with future health

Kate A. Leger; Susan T. Charles; John Z. Ayanian; David M. Almeida

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.050

The association of daily physical symptoms with future health

Kate A. Leger
, Susan T. Charles
, John Z. Ayanian
, David M. Almeida

Psychology

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Abstract

Rationale: Daily physical symptoms play a critical role in health and illness experiences. Despite their daily prevalence, the ability of these symptoms to predict future health status is debated. Objective: The current study examined whether physical symptom reports predict future health outcomes independent of trait measures of emotion. Methods: Participants (N = 1189) who completed both Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Surveys I and II as well as the National Study of Daily Experiences (NSDE) reported their daily physical symptoms at baseline and number of reported chronic conditions and functional disability nearly 10 years later. Results: Physical symptoms at baseline significantly predicted the occurrence of chronic conditions and functional impairment at long-term follow-up, even after adjusting for self-reported affect, self-reported health, and previous health status. Conclusion: Findings suggest that daily physical symptoms are unique indicators of future health status.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-248
Number of pages	8
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	143
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.050
State	Published - Oct 1 2015

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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

Funding

This work was supported by National Institute of Aging and the National Institutes of Health by grants awarded to Susan Charles ( R01AG042431 ) and to David M. Almeida (grants numbers P01 AG020166 , R01 AG019239 ).

Funders	Funder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	P01 AG020166, R01 AG019239
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Aging	R01AG042431
National Institute on Aging
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)	UL1TR001425
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Keywords

Affect
Future health
Physical symptoms
Self-rated health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
History and Philosophy of Science

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