Positive life orientation-an inner health resource among older people

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Fagerström, Lisbeth ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Descriptive statistics; Elderly care; Gerontology; Health promotion; Health resources; Life orientation; Positive affect; Positive emotion; Survey design

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; SATISFACTION;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 77954201420     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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