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A High Sense of Coherence as Protection Against Adverse Health Outcomes in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

Pauline Boeckxstaens, Bert Vaes, An De Sutter, Isabelle Aujoulat, Gijs van Pottelbergh, Catharina Matheï and Jean-Marie Degryse
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2016, 14 (4) 337-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1950
Pauline Boeckxstaens
1Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Bert Vaes
2Institut de Recherche Santé et Société, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
3Department of Public Health and Primary care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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An De Sutter
1Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Isabelle Aujoulat
2Institut de Recherche Santé et Société, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Gijs van Pottelbergh
2Institut de Recherche Santé et Société, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
3Department of Public Health and Primary care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Catharina Matheï
2Institut de Recherche Santé et Société, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
3Department of Public Health and Primary care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Jean-Marie Degryse
2Institut de Recherche Santé et Société, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
3Department of Public Health and Primary care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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vol. 14 no. 4 337-343
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1950
PubMed 
27401421

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 1, 2015
  • Revision received March 10, 2016
  • Accepted for publication March 22, 2016
  • Published online July 11, 2016.

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Author Information

  1. Pauline Boeckxstaens, MD, PhD1⇑,
  2. Bert Vaes, MD, Phd2,3,
  3. An De Sutter, MD, PhD1,
  4. Isabelle Aujoulat, PhD2,
  5. Gijs van Pottelbergh, MD, PhD2,3,
  6. Catharina Matheï, MD, PhD2,3 and
  7. Jean-Marie Degryse, MD, PhD2,3
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
  2. 2Institut de Recherche Santé et Société, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
  3. 3Department of Public Health and Primary care, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Pauline Boeckxstaens, MD, PhD, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, Ghent University, UZ Gent De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Pauline.boeckxstaens{at}ugent.be

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The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2016, 14 (4) 337-343; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1950

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  • Domains of illness & health:
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  • multimorbidity
  • depression
  • aged, 80 and over
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