The impact of social isolation on the health status and health-related quality of life of older people

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-67

  Hawton, Annie ^a   Green, Colin ^a   Dickens, Andy P ^a   Richards, Suzanne H ^a   Taylor, Rod S ^a   Edwards, Rachel ^a   Greaves, Colin J ^a   Campbell, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Frail elderly; Health status; Quality of life; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951772040     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9717-2     Document Type: Article

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