Engagement in patterns of daily occupations and perceived health among women of working age

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-117

  Hkansson, Carita ^a   Lissner, Lauren ^b   Bjrkelund, Cecilia ^b   Sonn, Ulla ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Manageability; Occupational balance; Personally meaningful occupations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORK EXPERIENCE; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 69149092736     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120802572494     Document Type: Article

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