The effect of trust and change in trust on self-rated health: A longitudinal study among aging people

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-342

  Nummela, Olli ^a   Sulander, Tommi ^a,b   Rahkonen, Ossi ^b   Uutela, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health surveys; Longitudinal study; Questionnaire; Self rated health; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUST;

AGED; AGING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 69349093862     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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