The two voices of alzheimer's: Attitudes toward brain health by diagnosed individuals and support persons

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Beard, Renée L ^a,b   Fetterman, David J ^c   Wu, Bei ^d   Bryant, Lucinda ^e  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging well; Alzheimer's; Caregiving; Health beliefs; Illness narratives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68149176711     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp083     Document Type: Article

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