Juliana Nery Souza-Talarico, Sherry Chesak, Natalie Elizalde, Wen Liu, Chooza Moon, Natany da Costa Ferreira Oberfrank, Amy Joanna Rauer, Camila Lopes Takao, Clarissa Shaw, Anitha Saravanan, Fabiana Gulin Longhi Palacio, Harleah Buck
Ageing and chronic stress have been linked to reduced telomere length (TL) in mixed-age groups. Whether stress response components are linked to TL during the midlife-to-late adulthood transition remains unclear. Our study aimed to synthesise evidence on the relationship between psychological and biological components of stress response on TL in middle-aged and older adults. We conducted a systematic review of studies obtained from six databases (PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus) and evaluated by two independent reviewers...
March 5, 2024: Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress