Preparation dimensions and styles in long-term care

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 105-122

  Steele, Michael ^a   Pinquart, Martin ^b   Sörensen, Silvia ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Future care needs; Long term care; Old age; Planning; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038338456     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v26n03_09     Document Type: Article

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