The role of group activity participation in depression among institutionalized elderly

The role of group activity participation in depression among a group of residents (N=65), age 80 and older, in a nursing home was examined using the framework of Roy's Adaptation Theory and Nolen-Hoeksema's Response Style Theory of Depression. Roy views depression as a maladaptation. Nolen...

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Main Author: Cabrera, Amparita L.
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 1996
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1954
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3162&context=etd