Reliability of a Novel Social Activity Questionnaire: Perceived Social Support and Verbal Interaction in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 305-320

  Zuelsdorff, Megan L ^a   Koscik, Rebecca L ^a   Okonkwo, Ozioma C ^a,b   Peppard, Paul E ^a   Hermann, Bruce P ^a   Sager, Mark A ^b   Johnson, Sterling C ^a,b   Engelman, Corinne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

older adults; reliability; social activity questionnaire; social support; verbal interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WISCONSIN; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85040028298     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264316674812     Document Type: Article

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