Comparison of the prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms among elderly nursing home residents in Taiwan and Hong Kong

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-321

  Tsai, Yun Fang ^a   Chung, Joanne W Y ^b   Wong, Thomas K S ^b   Huang, Chiu Mieh ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Depressive symptoms; Elderly; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 17844386305     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1281     Document Type: Article

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