Pain and depression in late life: Mastery as mediator and moderator

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 595-604

  Bierman, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Mastery; Mental health; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARYLAND; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80054038179     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr070     Document Type: Article

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