A cross-sectional study on the health related quality of life of depressed Chinese older people in Shanghai

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 883-889

  Chan, Sally Wai Chi ^a   Shoumei, J I A ^b   Thompson, David R ^a   Yan, H U ^b   Chiu, Helen F K ^a   Chien, Wai Tong ^a   Lam, Linda ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese older people; Depression; Health related quality of life; Shanghai

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33749363279     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1578     Document Type: Article

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