THE PSYCHOSOCIAL MEDIATING DIMENSIONS OF THE ILLNESS BEHAVIOUR AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN GERIATRIC POPULATION

Authors

  • Joaquín Nieto Munuera
  • Mª Ángeles Abad Mateo
  • Ana Torres Ortuño
Keywords: illness behaviour, quality of life, geriatric population

Abstract

We present a review of the main findings in several works about geriatric population, extracted from our studies. The objetives are focused in studying psychosocial variables that influence the behavior of the elderly people in health and illness, and the consecquences in quality of life. We discuss the presence of different behavior patterns in response to the illness, influenced as much as for psychological and sociodemographic variables..

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Author Biographies

Joaquín Nieto Munuera

Departamento de Psiquiatría y Psicología Social Universidad de Murcia Hospital General Universitario

Mª Ángeles Abad Mateo

Universidad de Murcia

Ana Torres Ortuño

Universidad de Murcia
How to Cite
Nieto Munuera, J., Abad Mateo, M. Ángeles, & Torres Ortuño, A. (1998). THE PSYCHOSOCIAL MEDIATING DIMENSIONS OF THE ILLNESS BEHAVIOUR AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN GERIATRIC POPULATION. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 14(1), 75–81. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesps/article/view/31211
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