Cognitive appraisals, distress and disability among persons in low vision rehabilitation

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-461

  Dreer, Laura E ^a   Elliott, Timothy R ^b   Berry, Jack ^c   Fletcher, Donald C ^d   Swanson, Marsha ^c   McNeal, J Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING;

EID: 48949094103     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910707X209835     Document Type: Article

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