Design, measures and sample characteristics of the CadeViMa-Spain survey on quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 425-438

  Fernandez Mayoralas, Gloria ^a   Giraldez Garcia, Carolina ^b   Forjaz, Maria João ^c,d   Rojo Perez, Fermina ^a   Martinez Martin, Pablo ^d,e   Prieto Flores, Maria Eugenia ^c  

^a CSIC Instituto de Economia Geografia y Demografia IEGD   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

active aging; cross sectional study; national survey; quality of life measures; study protocol

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY LIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 84859062905     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211002018     Document Type: Review

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