No country for old men? the role of a 'Gentlemen's Club' in promoting social engagement and psychological well-being in residential care

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 456-466

  Gleibs, Ilka H ^a,b   Haslam, Catherine ^b   Jones, Janelle M ^b   Alexander Haslam, S ^b   McNeill, Jade ^b   Connolly, Helen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Chief Executive Officer   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depression; gender; quality of life; social identity; social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79956202636     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.536137     Document Type: Article

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