Psychological distress, loneliness and disability in old age

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-232

  Paul, Constanca ^a   Ayis, Salma ^b   Ebrahim, Shah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Disability; Loneliness; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONELINESS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745713342     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500500262945     Document Type: Article

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