Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of lifestyle factors with depressive symptoms in ≥53-year old Taiwanese - Results of an 8-year cohort study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 92-97

  Tsai, Alan C ^a,b   Chi, Shu Huang ^a   Wang, Jiun Yi ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Betel quid chewing; Depressive symptoms; Lifestyle; Older adults; Physical activity; Smoking; Tea drinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TEA;

ALCOHOL-DRINKING; BETEL QUID CHEWING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; CES-D; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; IADL; INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; LIFESTYLE; OLDER ADULTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SIMPLE PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SPMSQ; TEA-DRINKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPER BETLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

EID: 84880327389     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.04.021     Document Type: Article

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