Mall Walking: An Effective Mental Health Intervention for Older Adults

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 36-38

  Travis, Shirley S ^a   Duncan, Harriet H ^d   McAuley, William J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Dept of Hlth Admin and Policy ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SICK ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WALKING;

EID: 0030202497     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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