Subjective perception of health in elderly inpatients

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 279-286

  Trentini, Clarissa ^a   Wagner, Gabriela ^a   Chachamovich, Eduardo ^b   Figueiredo, Michelle ^c   da Silva, Leda ^d   Hirakata, Vania ^a   Fleck, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hospital Federal de Bomsucesso   (Brazil)

^d Tribunal de Justiça de Santa Catarina   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly inpatients; Quality of life; Subjective perception of health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863993374     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2011.626046     Document Type: Article

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