Positive life orientation as a predictor of 10-year outcome in an aged population

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-414

  Pitkala, K H ^a,b   Laakkonen, M L ^a   Strandberg, T E ^a   Tilvis, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Ctrl Union the Welf of the Aged ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Institutional care; Positive affect; Positive emotion; Positive life orientation; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 2342488042     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.07.013     Document Type: Article

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