The effect of loneliness and change in loneliness on self-rated health (SRH): A longitudinal study among aging people

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-167

  Nummela, Olli ^a   Seppänen, Marjaana ^b,d   Uutela, Antti ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Loneliness; Longitudinal study; Self rated health (SRH)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79960098402     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.10.023     Document Type: Article

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