Psychological well-being of the institutionalized and community-residing oldest old in China: The role of children

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1874-1882

  Liu, Guangya ^a   Dupre, Matthew E ^b,c   Gu, Danan ^b   Mair, Christine A ^d   Chen, Feinian ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; China; Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS); Family context; Filial piety; Institutionalization; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY LIVING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFFECT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHINA;

EID: 84866182144     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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