Research protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the health effects of volunteering for seniors

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Ben Jackson³  Jeni Warburton²  Robert U Newton⁴  Michelle Jongenelis¹  Simone Pettigrew¹ 

[1] School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Kent St Bentley 6102, WA, Australia;Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, VIC, Australia;School of Sports Science, Exercise, and Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia

关键词: Psychological well-being;    Physical health;    Seniors;    Volunteering;   

Others  :  1219218
DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-015-0263-z

 received in 2015-02-07, accepted in 2015-05-12,  发布年份 2015

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2015 Pettigrew et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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