Coping with illness-related problems and quality of life in adult individuals with muscular dystrophy

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-376

  Ahlström, Gerd ^a,b   Sjöden, Per Olow ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disability; Emotion appraisal focused coping; Illness related problems; Impairment; Muscular dystrophy; Problem focused coping; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK ROLE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030272889     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00191-2     Document Type: Article

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