The role of positive cognitions in egyptian elders' relocation adjustment

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-135

  Bekhet, Abir K ^a   Fouad, Rasha ^b   Zauszniewski, Jaclene A ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

descriptive quantitative; gerontology; mental health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; CONTROL; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EGYPT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650987219     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945910381763     Document Type: Article

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