The impact of perceived stress, social support, and home-based physical activity on mental health among older adults

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-154

  Kwag, Kyung ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Russell, Daniel ^b   Franke, Warren ^b   Kohut, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953750746     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.72.2.c     Document Type: Article

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