Depression in older adults: Exploring the relationship between goal setting and physical health

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1115-1119

  Street, Helen ^a   O'Connor, Moira ^b   Robinson, Hayley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conditional goal setting; Depression; Goal setting; Health; The elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36249004311     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1797     Document Type: Article

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