Functional disability and depressive symptoms: Longitudinal effects of activity restriction, perceived stress, and social support

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 767-776

  Chao, Shiau Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activity restriction; Depressive symptoms; Functional disability; Perceived stress; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RESTRICTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEIVED STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITY RESTRICTION; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY; PERCEIVED STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 84902543757     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.878308     Document Type: Article

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