Native American elders' health congruence: The role of gender and corresponding functional well-being, hospital admissions, and social engagement

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1072-1081

  Ruthig, Joelle C ^a   Allery, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health congruence; Optimism; Pessimism; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 54949107392     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308097972     Document Type: Article

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