The prediction of subjective wellness among the old-old: Implications for the "fourth-age" conception

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 719-729

  Shmotkin, Dov ^a   Shrira, Amit ^b   Eyal, Nitza ^a   Blumstein, Tzvia ^c   Shorek, Aviva ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Dysfunction markers; Fourth age; Old old; Subjective wellness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DYSFUNCTION MARKERS; FOURTH AGE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OLD-OLD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SUBJECTIVE WELLNESS.; VERY ELDERLY;

AGING; DYSFUNCTION MARKERS; FOURTH AGE; OLD-OLD; SUBJECTIVE WELLNESS.;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84906245325     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt052     Document Type: Article

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