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Comparison of the prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms among elderly nursing home residents in Taiwan and Hong Kong
Author(s)	Yun-Fang Tsai, Joanne W Y Chung, Thomas K S Wong
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 4, April 2005
Pages	pp 315-321
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Depression ; Screening ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Comparison ; Taiwan ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	Depression in older people has become a serious health concern worldwide. In this study of 150 elders from Taiwan and 214 elders from Hong Kong (from 8 nursing homes in each region), prevalence of depressive symptoms was significantly higher in participants from Hong Kong (65.4%) than in Taiwan (43.3%). Logistic regression analysis indicated that gender, satisfaction with living situation, perceived health conditions, and perceived income adequacy significantly predicted depressive symptoms in older nursing home residents in Taiwan. Significant predictors of depressive symptoms in the Hong Kong sample were satisfaction with living situation, cognitive status and functional status. It is important to consider risk factors specific to a target population when developing intervention programmes for depression. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050516208 A
Classmark	ENR: 3V: KX: LHB: 48: 7DP: 7DR
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