Social support network structure in older people: Underlying dimensions and association with psychological and physical health

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-290

  Golden, Jeannette ^a   Conroy, Ronan M ^b   Lawlor, Brian A ^a  

^a ST PATRICK S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Mood disorder; Older adults; Quality of life; Social network; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; IRELAND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 69149092395     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500902730135     Document Type: Article

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