Depression as a predictor of falls amongst institutionalized elders

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 763-770

  Wang, Yun Chang ^a   Lin, Fu Gong ^a   Yu, Cheng Ping ^a   Tzeng, Ya Mei ^a   Liang, Chang Kuo ^a   Chang, Yaw Wen ^b   Chou, Chih Chieh ^b   Chien, Wu Chien ^a   Kao, Senyeong ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Institutionalized elders; Predictor of falls

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG THERAPY; FALLING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863437924     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.678479     Document Type: Article

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