Depressive symptoms, chronic medical conditons and functional status: A comparison of urban and rural elders in Taiwan

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 635-644

  Chiu, Herng Chia ^a   Chen, Chun Min ^a   Huang, Chun Jen ^b,c   Mau, Lih Wen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic medical condition; Depressive symptoms; Functional status; Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RURAL HEALTH; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 23644462453     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1292     Document Type: Article

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