TY - JOUR
AU - Jackson-Cook, Colleen K.
AB - Nursing Research January/February 2014 Vol 63, No 1, 36–50 An Integrative Review of Factors Associated with Telomere Length and Implications for Biobehavioral Research Angela R. Starkweather 4 Areej A. Alhaeeri 4 Alison Montpetit 4 Jenni Brumelle 4 Kristin Filler Marty Montpetit 4 Lathika Mohanraj 4 Debra E. Lyon 4 Colleen K. Jackson-Cook tween TL and complex multidimensional variables that make it b Background: Although telomere shortening occurs as a natural difficult to elucidate the specific physiological mechanisms under- part of aging, there is now a robust body of research that suggests mining telomere maintenance. To design clinically relevant bio- that there is a relationship between psychosocial, environmental, behavioral research studies with findings that can be translated and behavioral factors and changes in telomere length. These into novel diagnostic and treatment approaches, it is important factors need to be considered when integrating telomere mea- to understand and be able to quantify the psychosocialYbehavioral surement in biobehavioral research studies. contexts in which alterations in telomere biology occur. b Objectives: This article provides a brief summary of the known The purpose of this article was to summarize and critically facts about telomere biology and an integrative review of current evaluate the current 
TI - An Integrative Review of Factors Associated with Telomere Length and Implications for Biobehavioral Research
JF - Nursing Research
DO - 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000009
DA - 2014-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/an-integrative-review-of-factors-associated-with-telomere-length-and-G4y0SA4t5b
SP - 36–50-36&ndash
EP - ndash;50-36–50
VL - 63
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -