The link between cognitive state and general self-esteem among institutionalized elderly persons: can health condition serve as a mediating factor?

Abstract Objective: to assess whether the health condition of an elderly person can serve as a mediating factor between the cognitive state and general self-esteem of the institutionalized elderly. Method: a quantitative, cross-sectional correlational study was performed, based on the path analysi...

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Main Authors: Cristina Imaginário, Magda Rocha, Paulo Puga Machado, Cristina Antunes, Teresa Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2018-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232018000400456&tlng=pt