When work and satisfaction with life do not go hand in hand: Health barriers and personal resources in the participation of people with chronic physical disabilities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-60

  van Campen, Cretien ^a   Cardol, Mieke ^b  

^a The Netherlands Institute for Social Research/SCP   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic illnesses; Life satisfaction; Physical disabilities; The Netherlands; Work

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649289839     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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