Social support and psychological well-being of nursing home residents in Hong Kong

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1185-1190

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Lee, Coty Kit Ling ^b   Chow, Pizza Ka Yee ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; elderly; nursing home; psychological well being; social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79952118171     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210000220     Document Type: Article

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