Study on effects of life review activities on the quality of life of the elderly: A randomized controlled trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 302-311

  Hanaoka, Hideaki ^a,b   Okamura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Shimane Medical College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly person; Hopelessness; Life review; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 4043092808     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078847     Document Type: Article

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