The impact of personal resources and their goal relevance on satisfaction with food-related life among the elderly

Appetite

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 308-315

  Dean, Moira ^a   Grunert, Klaus G ^b   Raats, Monique M ^a   Nielsen, Niels Asger ^b   Lumbers, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Goals; Older people; Resources; Satisfaction with food related life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGING; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 39749157765     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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