Individual differences in the perception of optimism and disease severity: A study among individuals with Parkinson's disease

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-271

  Shifren, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

disease severity; optimism; Parkinson's disease; time series

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIMISM; PARKINSON DISEASE; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK ROLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029983763     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01857768     Document Type: Article

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