What Is Your Purpose in Life? Impact of Perceived Life Purpose on Life Expectancy - Frankly Speaking EP 132Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

A recently published study looked at the association between a perceived life purpose (using modified Ryff and Keyes Scales of Psychological Well-being) and mortality in individuals participating in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). The results seem to indicate that a strong sense of purpose to one’s life is associated with decreased mortality. Join us as we discuss the implications of this study and how to apply it in practice to improve your patients’ health and well-being as well as your own.

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CME/CE Information

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Release Date: 8/5/2019

Expiration Date: 8/5/2021

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Learning Objectives

Discuss recent findings on perceived life purpose and life expectancy
Identify the definition of a purposeful life and the tools to assess for it
Formulate strategies to apply the study’s findings to clinical practice, improving patient outcomes and provider life purpose

Faculty Disclosures

Frank J. Domino, MD

Professor,Family Medicine and Community Health,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

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Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP, FAANP

Assistant Professor, Family Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator, Graduate School of Nursing,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

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