Effects of optimism/pessimism and locus of control on disability and quality of life in Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 665-669

  Gruber Baldini, Ann L ^a   Ye, Jian ^a   Anderson, Karen E ^a   Shulman, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Locus of control; Optimism; Parkinson's Disease; Personality; Pessimism; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE; OPTIMISM; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PESSIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 12;

AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70350155081     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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