Stability in Perceived Control: Implications for Health among Very Old Community-Dwelling Adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-147

  Chipperfield, Judith G ^a   Campbell, Darren W ^a   Perry, Raymond P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Health services; Longitudinal; Perceived control; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FORECASTING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEIVED CONTROL; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0346728789     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264303260447     Document Type: Article

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