Trajectories of terminal decline in the well-being of older women: The DYNOPTA project

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-56

  Burns, Richard A ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^b,d   Shaw, Jonathan ^c   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Physical health; Terminal decline; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84897842751     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035370     Document Type: Article

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