Patterns of receptive and creative cultural activities and their association with perceived health, anxiety, depression and satisfaction with life among adults: The HUNT study, Norway

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 698-703

  Cuypers, Koenraad ^a,b   Krokstad, Steinar ^a,b,c   Holmen, Turid Lingaas ^a,b   Knudtsen, Margunn Skjei ^d   Bygren, Lars Olov ^e,f   Holmen, Jostein ^a,b  

^a Research Center   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

^d Nord Trøndelag Fylkeskommune ^*  (Norway)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL TRADITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL IMPACT; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CREATIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

NORD TRONDELAG; NORWAY;

EID: 84866021348     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.113571     Document Type: Article

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