Perception of unmet basic needs as a predictor of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-195

  Blazer, Dan G ^a   Sachs Ericsson, Natalie ^b   Hybels, Celia F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BASIC NEEDS; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249727718     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.2.191     Document Type: Article

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