Neighborhood support network, perceived proximity to community facilities and depressive symptoms among low socioeconomic status Chinese elders

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 423-431

  Chen, Yan Yan ^a,b   Wong, Gloria H Y ^b   Lum, Terry Y ^b   Lou, Vivian W Q ^b   Ho, Andy H Y ^c   Luo, Hao ^b   Tong, Tracy L W ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Low SES elders; Neighborhood; Perceived walkability; Support networks

Indexed keywords

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CENTER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 84959486832     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1018867     Document Type: Article

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