Positive affect and incidence of frailty in elderly women caregivers and noncaregivers: Results of caregiver-study of osteoporotic fractures

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 627-633

  Park Lee, Eunice ^b   Fredman, Lisa ^a   Hochberg, Marc ^b   Faulkner, Kimberly ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Depression; Frailty; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63849159983     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02183.x     Document Type: Article

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