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| The prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly Chinese private nursing home residents in Hong Kong |
| Author(s) | Eddie Siu Lun Chow, Bernard Ming Hei Kong, Mike Tak Po Wong |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 8, August 2004 |
| Pages | pp 734-740 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Chinese people ; Depression ; Evaluation ; Nursing homes ; Cross sectional surveys ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | Depression is common among Cantonese-speaking Chinese older people in private nursing homes in Hong Kong. Associated risk factors include difficuties in swallowing, impairment in basic activities of daily living (ADLs), and current non-Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (non-CSSA) recipients. This article describes a cross-sectional descriptive study of 245 Cantonese-speaking Chinese residents. Using the Chinese version of the Geriatric Depression Scale short form (GDS-SF), significant depressive symptoms were detected in 29% of subjects. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040913223 A |
| Classmark | TKL: ENR: 4C: LHB: 3KB: 7DR |
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