Physical health and depression: A dyadic study of chronic health conditions and depressive symptomatology in older adult couples

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-448

  Ayotte, Brian J ^a   Yang, Frances M ^b,c   Jones, Richard N ^c,d  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Depression; Dyadic; Spouses

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STROKE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; STROKE;

EID: 77953635887     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq033     Document Type: Article

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