Positive life orientation predicts good survival prognosis in old age

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-137

  Tilvis, Reijo S ^a,b   Laitala, Venla ^a   Routasalo, Pirkko ^b   Strandberg, Timo E ^c   Pitkala, Kaisu H ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Vanhustyon keskusliitto   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Life orientation; Loneliness; Screening in old age; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE ORIENTATION SCALE; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MALE; MORTALITY; POSITIVE LIFE ORIENTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 84861190338     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.06.030     Document Type: Article

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