Volunteering as a predictor of all-cause mortality: What aspects of volunteering really matter?

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1000-1013

  Ayalon, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Continuity theory; Death; Resilience; Role strain; Role theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; VOLUNTEER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; ROLE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 50149104023     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208007096     Document Type: Article

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