Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and hopelessness: Psychosocial factors

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2131-2140

  Plahuta, Janice M ^a   McCulloch, B Jan ^a   Kasarskis, Edward J ^b   Ross, Mark A ^b   Walter, Rhoda A ^c   McDonald, Evelyn R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Hopelessness; Locus of control; Purpose in life; USA

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; PHILADELPHIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0036972732     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00356-2     Document Type: Article

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