Meaning of quality of life for older adults: Importance of human functioning components

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Levasseur, Mélanie ^a,b   St Cyr Tribble, Denise ^a,b   Desrosiers, Johanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Elderly; Environmental factors; Qualitative research; Social participation; Subjective quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67649804659     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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