What factors affect life satisfaction (LS) among the oldest-old?

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-145

  Enkvist, Åsa ^a   Ekström, Henrik ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Longitudinal study of population; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 80054923475     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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