Healthy ageing despite chronic pain: the role of formal social support for functional autonomy and dependence

Chronic pain is prevalent and bears a toll on older adults’ lives. Pain-related disability is the major cause of functional disability amongst older adults, and (formal) social support may play a central role in overcoming the detrimental effects of pain experiences. The literature on the effects of...

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Autor principal: Matos, Marta Alexandra Osório de (author)
Formato: doctoralThesis
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2017
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/12500
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/12500