Loneliness, depression, social support, and quality of life in older chronically ill appalachians

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 155-171

  Theeke, Laurie A ^a   Goins, R Turner ^a   Moore, Julia ^a   Campbell, Heather ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic illness; loneliness; older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPALACHIAN REGION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863410229     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2011.609571     Document Type: Article

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