Depressive symptoms among community-dwelling, post-stroke elders in Hong Kong

International Nursing Review

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-273

  Lam, S C ^a   Lee, L Y K ^b   To, K W ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community Dwelling; Depressive Symptoms; Elders; Hong Kong; Nursing Care; Psychosocial Assessment; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77954409873     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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