Evolving narratives in the course of retirement: A longitudinal study

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 463-470

  Jonsson, Hans ^a   Josephsson, Staffan ^a   Kielhofner, Gary ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Occupational science; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SWEDEN; WORK;

EID: 0034276721     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.54.5.463     Document Type: Article

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