Positive emotional well-being, health Behaviors, and inflammation measured by C-Reactive protein

Ironson, Gail; Banerjee, Nikhil; Fitch, Calvin; Krause, Neal

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.020

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“…Their results demonstrated a strong association between life satisfaction and CRP, where life satisfaction was significantly correlated with a lower CRP. The results also revealed that people with a low positive outlook have an increased risk of clinically increased CRP (Ironson et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…The research data revealed an increased TEMP (because of an elevated GSR) and RF in depressed patients compared to those in the controls (Wenzler et al 2017). In another recent study, Ironson et al (2018) examined the association between positive emotional well-being and an inflammatory biomarker, C-reactive protein (CRP), which is associated with cardiovascular disorders, obesity, type II diabetes, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. In this research, the sample included 1979 respondents to a USA nationwide, faceto-face survey that assessed life satisfaction, positive affect, depressive symptoms, chronic health conditions, health behavior variables, and demographic control variables.…”

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E-happiness physiological indicators of construction workers' productivity: A machine learning approach

Jassmi

Ahmed

Philip

et al. 2019

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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Worker productivity is a major concern for the construction industry. Many studies assessed the effect of various factors, such as the work environment and worker health, on productivity. Nevertheless, the extent to which an automatic productive assessment can benefit from wearable electronic-based sensor technologies for physiological and psychological tracking purposes has not yet been fully investigated. This work assesses the ability of capturing the effect of construction workers' happiness on their productivity using physiological signals collected via wearable sensors. Data from both a traditional tracking process (human annotators) and an automated worker physiological signal tracking process that was designed for the purposes of this study were compiled. By considering the traditional tracking process as the baseline for the comparison, this study evaluated the effectiveness of automating happiness tracking as a leading indicator of construction workers' productivity. The physiological signal data collected included blood volume pulse (BVP), respiration rate (RR), heart rate (HR), galvanic skin response (GSR), and skin temperature (TEMP). These data were obtained from a 4-day field study conducted at a prefabricated stone construction factory. The study concluded that a moderate positive correlation exists between a worker's emotional status and his productivity exists, with a p-value = 5.5 × 10-8 and a Pearson's coefficient of 0.43.

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E-happiness physiological indicators of construction workers' productivity: A machine learning approach

Jassmi

Ahmed

Philip

et al. 2019

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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“…receiving an already-established therapy or whose response to a new treatment is good; checking for potential relapses in patients with CD after surgical resection, and increasingly, screening for any patients with a high probability of suffering a clinical relapse when a given therapy is withdrawn. Of note, different cut-off thresholds are often used in different clinical circumstances to optimise the performance of identical biomarker assays [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] .…”

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The effect of a mindfulness-based therapy on different biomarkers among patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a randomised controlled trial

González-Moret

Cebolla

Cortés

et al. 2020

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Mindfulness-based interventions have shown some efficacy in decreasing stress levels and improving quality of life. However, so far, only a few studies have studied this type of intervention among patients with inflammatory bowel disease and none of them have studied their effects on inflammatory biomarkers. This current study was a two-armed, single-centre, randomised (2:1 ratio) controlled trial used to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention (n = 37) compared to standard medical therapy (n = 20) in patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. The mindfulness intervention blended four internet-based therapy modules with four face-to-face support sessions. The outcomes we assessed were faecal calprotectin (primary outcome), C-reactive protein, and cortisol levels measured in hair samples at several timepoints. The between-group analysis highlighted significant decreases in faecal calprotectin and in C-reactive protein levels in the mindfulness-based intervention group compared to the standard medical therapy group at the six-month follow-up (faecal calprotectin: −367, [95% CI: −705, −29], P = 0.03; C-reactive protein: −2.82, [95% CI: −5.70, 0.08], P = 0.05), with moderate to large effect sizes (faecal calprotectin: ηp 2 = 0.085; C-reactive protein: ηp 2 = 0.066). We concluded that mindfulness-based therapy administered as part of standard clinical practice effectively improves inflammatory biomarkers in patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease.

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“…microbiota [5]. Fruits and vegetables also contain abundant amounts of phytochemicals such as carotenoids and flavonoids which are important for health [5,16], and abundant fruit and vegetable intake has been associated with better mood and reduced risk of depression [4]. Although fish intake has been associated with reduced risk of depression and positive psychological well-being in some studies, it was not associated with happiness in our participants [3].…”

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“…Happiness has been associated with various positive health outcomes [1]. Positive affect, optimism, and happiness can have beneficial effects on cardiovascular and immune systems, influence hormones, and inflammation [2][3][4][5]. Positive psychological characteristics have also been associated with longer telomere length [6].…”

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Happiness of the oldest-old men is associated with fruit and vegetable intakes

et al. 2018

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Background Positive emotions and happiness may improve health and prolong life. Diet quality, Mediterranean dietary pattern, fruit and vegetable, chocolate, and fish consumption have been linked to positive affect, improved mood, and reduced risk of depression. We examined the associations between diet, nutrition, and perceived happiness in the oldest-old men. Methods The participants in this cross-sectional analysis were the oldest-old, home-dwelling men (n = 338, mean age 88 years, range 82-97 years) from the longitudinal Helsinki Businessmen Study cohort. In 2016, a postal health and nutrition survey was performed. Happiness was evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale of Happiness (0-100 mm). The nutrition survey included a 3-day food diary, Mediterranean Diet Adherence score, and Index of Diet Quality designed to measure adherence to Finnish dietary recommendations. The participants were divided into quartiles according to happiness scores, and diet quality scores, food intakes, and other indicators were compared between the happiness quartiles. Results Happiness was linearly associated with total fruit and vegetable intakes (p = 0.002) and inversely associated with age (p = 0.016), blood glucose levels (p = 0.049), skipping lunch (p = 0.023), reduced food intake (p = 0.002), and weight loss (p = 0.016). Conclusions Fruit and vegetable intakes indicated happiness in the oldest-old men while reduced food intakes and weight loss were inversely associated with happiness. Maintaining good nutrition and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption may be important for psychological health of older people.

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Positive emotional well-being, health Behaviors, and inflammation measured by C-Reactive protein

Cited by 61 publications

References 54 publications

E-happiness physiological indicators of construction workers' productivity: A machine learning approach

E-happiness physiological indicators of construction workers' productivity: A machine learning approach

The effect of a mindfulness-based therapy on different biomarkers among patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a randomised controlled trial

Happiness of the oldest-old men is associated with fruit and vegetable intakes

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