Prevalence and risk factors for insomnia in community-dwelling elderly in northern Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 75-79

  Tsou, Meng Ting ^a,b,c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community dwelling elderly; Insomnia; Northern Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRIEF SYMPTOM RATING SCALE; CHINESE VERSION OF THE ATHENS INSOMNIA SCALE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN;

EID: 84884819595     PISSN: 22108335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcgg.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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