Correlates of volunteering among aging Texans: The roles of health indicators, spirituality, and social engagement

Maturitas

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-262

  Ahn, Sangnam ^a   Phillips, Karon L ^b   Smith, Matthew Lee ^a   Ory, Marcia G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community interactions; Informal caregiving; Mental health; Older adults; Spiritual participation; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPIRITUALITY; TEXAS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 79957982333     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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