Fear of falling and depressive symptoms in Chinese elderly living in nursing homes: Fall efficacy and activity level as mediator or moderator?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-261

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Yeung, F K C ^a   Wong, E C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEAR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 20344377984     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500114035     Document Type: Article

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