Effects of own and spousal disability on loneliness among older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-325

  Korporaal, Marga ^a   Broese Van Groenou, Marjolein I ^a   Van Tilburg, Theo G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emotional loneliness; Gender; Own and spousal disability; Social loneliness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 40349106169     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308315431     Document Type: Article

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