Functional limitations and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal analysis of older Mexican American couples

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 743-762

  Monserud, Maria A ^a   Peek, M Kristen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Depressive symptoms; Functional limitations; Growth curve models; Mexican Americans; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUPLES; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS; GROWTH CURVE MODELS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OLDER ADULTS.; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

COUPLES; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS; GROWTH CURVE MODELS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; OLDER ADULTS.;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906215977     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu039     Document Type: Article

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