Health, health behaviour and functional ability predicting depression in old age: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 871-877

  Kivelä, Sirkka Liisa ^a,b   Kongäs Saviaro, Päivi ^a   Kimmo, Pahkala ^c   Kesti, Erkki ^a   Laippala, Pekka ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Dept of Social Welfare and Health   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; Depressive disorder; Disability; Functional ability; Health; Health behaviour; Predictor; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; APATHY; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CRYING; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; IRRITABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; RESTLESSNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; THINKING; TREMOR; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0029981081     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199610)11:10<871::AID-GPS396>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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