Alone and content: Frail seniors living in their own home compared to those who live with others

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Gustavson, Kristen ^a   Lee, Cheryl D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Long Beach Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Living alone

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; SAMPLING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; WIDOW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 13844271230     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v16n03_02     Document Type: Article

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