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A meaningful purpose in life is beneficial for healthy aging. [7] Procedure: - how to find a meaningful purpose in life - identify what matters to you (one of the 4 M's of geriatrics) [5,6] - identify what you are good at - don't sell yourself short - cultivate favorable emotions - identity your role model(s) (people or person you hold in high esteem) [5] - ref [7] describes 'life crafting' a process involving introspection, planning. implementation, & the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle Notes: - a purpose in life from early adulthood improves longevity & increases compliance with health services [1] - a purpose in life is neuroprotective [3] - purpose in life is associated with a faster walking speed in older adults 4 years later [2]

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  1. Hill PL, Turiano NA. Purpose in life as a predictor of mortality across adulthood. Psychol Sci 2014 May 8 PMID: 24815612 http://pss.sagepub.com/content/25/7/1482 - Kim ES et al. Purpose in life and use of preventive health care services. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014 Nov 18; 111:16331 PMID: 25368165 http://www.pnas.org/content/111/46/16331
  2. Kim ES, Kawachi I, Chen Y, Kubzansky LD. Association between purpose in life and objective measures of physical function in older adults. JAMA Psychiatry 2017 Aug 16 PMID: 28813554 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/26486923
  3. Boyle PA et al. Effect of purpose in life on the relation between Alzheimer disease pathologic changes on cognitive function in advanced age. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012 May; 69:499. PMID: 22566582
  4. Luster JE, Ratz D, Wei MY. Multimorbidity and Social Participation Is Moderated by Purpose in Life and Life Satisfaction. J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Feb;41(2):560-570. PMID: 34225497 PMCID: PMC8727644 Free PMC article.
  5. Suttie J Seven Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life. Community. Aug 6, 2020 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/seven_ways_to_find_your_purpose_in_life
  6. University of Michigan Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most. https://online.umich.edu/courses/finding-purpose-and-meaning-in-life/
  7. Schippers MC, Ziegler N. Life Crafting as a Way to Find Purpose and Meaning in Life. Front Psychol. 2019 Dec 13;10:2778. PMID: 31920827 PMCID: PMC6923189 Free PMC article. Review.
  8. Colorado State University. Columbine Health Systems. Center for Healthy Aging. The psychology of purpose in life. July 13, 2021 https://www.research.colostate.edu/healthyagingcenter/2021/07/13/the-psychology-of-purpose-in-life/