A profile of support group use and need among middle-aged and older adults with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 475-493

  Finlayson, Marcia L ^a   Cho, Chi C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Coping; Self help group; Self management; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; SELF CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960492801     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.575446     Document Type: Article

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