Self-care management and risk factors for depressive symptoms among elderly outpatients in Taiwan

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 278-287

  Tsai, Yun Fang ^a,b   Liu, Li Ling ^b   Tsai, Hsiu Hsin ^a   Chung, Shih Chi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

community dwelling; depressive symptoms; elderly; self care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEOPLASM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TAIWAN;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84655163454     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211001645     Document Type: Article

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