Benefits of wellness interventions for persons with chronic and disabling conditions: A review of the evidence

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 133-145

  Stuifbergen, Alexa K ^a   Morris, Marian ^a   Jung, Jae Hak ^a   Pierini, Diana ^a   Morgan, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; Disability; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; DISABILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL MARKETING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956650291     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.10.007     Document Type: Review

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