Quality of life among older adults with osteoarthritis: An explorative study

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 51-60

  Jakobsson, Ulf ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33749058733     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20060801-08     Document Type: Article

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