title: The role of physical attractiveness in the assessment of elderly patients.
abstract: The degree to which patient physical attractiveness affects judgements of professionals and relatives of patients as well as the psychosocial adjustment of elderly was investigated within the context of a longitudinal quasi-experimental design. In contrast to previous analogue and cross-sectional research, no evidence was found to support the contention that physical attractiveness has a potent impact on any of the variables under study.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, University Hospital-UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hadjistavropoulos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuokko
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Beattie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004954:Esthetics; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012945:Social Values