Inner strength in relation to perceived physical and mental health among the oldest old people with chronic illness

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-196

  Moe, Aud ^a,b   Hellzen, Ove ^a,b   Ekker, Knut ^a   Enmarker, Ingela ^a  

^a NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Chronically ill; Inner strength; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SEX FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874060347     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.717257     Document Type: Article

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