Influence of health locus of control on recovery of function in recently hospitalized frail older adults

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 341-349

  Milte, Catherine M ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^a   Ratcliffe, Julie ^a   Masters, Stacey ^a   Crotty, Maria ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Frail elderly; Health control; Health services for aged; Physical function; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MODIFIED BARTHEL INDEX; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; AUSTRALIA; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MORBIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MORBIDITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84924536046     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12281     Document Type: Article

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