Perceptions of successful aging among diverse elders with late-life disability

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 939-949

  Romo, Rafael D ^a   Wallhagen, Margaret I ^a   Yourman, Lindsey ^b,c   Yeung, Christie C ^b   Eng, Catherine ^b,d   Micco, Guy ^e   Pérez Stable, Eliseo J ^b   Smith, Alexander K ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Mercy Research Clinic   (United States)

^d On Lok Lifeways   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes and perception toward aging aged; Cross cultural studies; Diversity and ethnicity; Grounded theory; Home and community based care and services; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTION TOWARD AGING/AGED; BASED CARE AND SERVICES; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; DIVERSITY AND ETHNICITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HOME AND COMMUNITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTION TOWARD AGING/AGED; BASED CARE AND SERVICES; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES; DIVERSITY AND ETHNICITY; GROUNDED THEORY; HOME AND COMMUNITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888594717     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns160     Document Type: Article

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