The impact of the economic recession on well-being and quality of life of older people

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 617-624

  Fenge, Lee Ann ^a   Hean, Sarah ^a   Worswick, Louise ^a   Wilkinson, Charlie ^a   Fearnley, Stella ^a   Ersser, Steve ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic downturn; Older people; Resilience factors; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84867640034     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2012.01077.x     Document Type: Article

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