Perspectives on healthy aging among Thai elderly: A qualitative study

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 472-479

  Thanakwang, Kattika ^a   Soonthorndhada, Kusol ^b   Mongkolprasoet, Jiraporn ^c  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Department of Nursing   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cross cultural perspectives; Elderly; Health promotion; Healthy aging; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; THAILAND;

EID: 84870364840     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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