Subjective forgetfulness is associated with lower quality of life in middle-aged and young-old individuals: A 9-year follow-up in older participants from the Maastricht Aging Study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 699-705

  Mol, Martine E M ^a   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^a   Willems, Dick ^a   Verhey, Frans R J ^a   Jolles, Jelle ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Life quality; Longitudinal; Perceived forgetfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAASTRICHTIAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBJECTIVE FORGETFULNESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70449103019     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902845541     Document Type: Article

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