The relation among variables of mental health and cognition in widowed elders / A relação entre variáveis de saúde mental e cognição em idosos viúvos

To assess the cognitive abilities of widowed elders, a total sample of 34 elders (who have lost their spouses in the last 12 months) was identified among elders in Veranópolis-RS and 30 of them accepted to participate in the study. The control group was composed by 30 married subjects paired accordi...

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Main Authors: Clarissa Marceli Trentini, Blanca Susana Guevara Werlang, Flávio Merino de Freitas Xavier, Irani Iracema de Lima Argimon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722009000200010&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt