Trajectories of quality of life in older persons with advanced illness

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 837-843

  Solomon, Rachel ^a   Kirwin, Paul ^b,d   Van Ness, Peter H ^d   O'Leary, John ^d   Fried, Terri R ^c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Psychiatry Service   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Longitudinal analysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HEART FAILURE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION;

EID: 77952130309     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02817.x     Document Type: Article

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