Psychological distress and its correlates in older care-dependent persons living at home

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-327

  Thygesen, Elin ^a   Saevareid, Hans Inge ^a   Lindstrom, Torill Christine ^b   Engedal, Knut ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care dependent elderly; Personal resources; Psychological distress; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67949099101     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802534591     Document Type: Article

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