Sense of coherence (SOC) related to health and mortality among the very old: The Umeå 85+ study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-332

  Lundman, Berit ^a   Forsberg, Karl Anton ^a   Jonsén, Elisabeth ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^b   Olofsson, Kent ^a   Strandberg, Gunilla ^a   Lövheim, Hugo ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health in old age; Mortality; Sense of coherence (SOC); Social support; Very old age

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 77957331586     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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