Disability and psychosocial outcomes in old age

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 723-741

  Paúl, Constança ^a   Ayis, Salma ^b   Ebrahim, Shah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b MRC Health Services Research Collaboration   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability; Health perception; Optimism; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PESSIMISM; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548496714     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264307304301     Document Type: Article

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