Which personal quality of life domains affect the happiness of older South Africans?

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1425-1438

  Westaway, Margaret S ^a,b   Olorunju, Steve A S ^a   Rai, Lee Chayne J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Happiness; Older South Africans; Personal quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRIENDSHIP; HAPPINESS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34648833970     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-007-9245-x     Document Type: Article

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