Illness burden and symptoms of anxiety in older adults: Optimism and pessimism as moderators

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1674-1683

  Hirsch, Jameson K ^a   Walker, Kristin L ^a   Chang, Edward C ^b   Lyness, Jeffrey M ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; illness burden; optimism; pessimism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUMULATIVE ILLNESS RATING SCALE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST REVISED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SNAITH CLINICAL ANXIETY SCALE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; COST OF ILLNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANXIETY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84865524574     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212000762     Document Type: Article

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