Self-respect through ability to keep fear of frailty at a distance: Successful ageing from the perspective of community-dwelling older people

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hörder, Helena M ^a   Frändin, Kerstin ^a,b   Larsson, Maria E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age well; Content analysis; Experiences; Healthy ageing; Older persons; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGE WELL; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCES; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTHY AGEING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; OLDER PERSONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE WELL; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCES; HEALTHY AGEING; OLDER PERSONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875646874     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v8i0.20194     Document Type: Review

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