Daily hassles, physical illness, and sleep problems in older adults with wishes to die

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-252

  Lapierre, Sylvie ^a   Boyer, Richard ^b   Desjardins, Sophie ^a   Dubé, Micheline ^a   Lorrain, Dominique ^c   Préville, Michel ^d   Brassard, Joëlle ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

depression; negative events; pain; physical health; sleep disturbances; sleep quality; suicidal ideation; wish for death

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84655167276     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211001591     Document Type: Article

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