What makes you good and happy? Effects of internal and external resources to adaptation and psychological well-being for the disabled elderly in Taiwan

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 851-860

  Hsu, Hui Chuan ^a   Tung, Ho Jui ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

adaptation; coping; disability; environmental support; self management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 77956032295     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607861003800997     Document Type: Article

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