Key result
External health locus of control was associated with higher cancer mortality compared to internal health locus of control after adjusting for health-related behaviors.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to investigate associations between health locus of control and all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and other-cause mortality.
Does external health locus of control increase all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and other cause mortality in adults?
Population
25,517 adults aged 18-80 years in Scania in southernmost Sweden
Comparison
External HLC vs internal HLC
Design
Population-based prospective cohort study
Follow-up
8.3-year follow-up
Authors
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May identify patients for psychological support; leaves open causality and need for interventional trials.
Cohort (n=25,517)
Does external health locus of control increase all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and other cause mortality in adults?
External health locus of control is associated with higher all-cause and cancer mortality in men, independent of health-related behaviors.
Lindström et al. (2022) reported a cohort. External health locus of control vs. Internal health locus of control was evaluated on All-cause, cardiovascular, cancer and other cause mortality. External health locus of control was associated with higher cancer mortality compared to internal health locus of control after adjusting for health-related behaviors.
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