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## Abstract ## Background Privately‐owned Nursing homes (PNH) in Hong Kong present a unique setting of institutional care where elderly with the whole spectrum of health status live together. ## Objectives This cross‐sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the prevalence of significant depressive symptoms in a group of Cantonese‐speaking Chinese private nursing home elderly living in Hong Kong, and to identify associated psychosocial and health factors. ## Methodological Results Two hundred and forty five residents fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Using the Chinese version of the Geriatric Depression Scale—Short Form (GDS‐SF), we detected significant depressive symptoms in 29% of subjects. Univariate analysis revealed some associated socio‐economic risk factors including current non‐Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients, education levels and low abilities for social activities. Low vision, swallowing difficulties and low levels of basic activities of daily living (BADL) as reflected by the total Modified Barthel Index of less than 61 were important health predictors. Depression was also associated with features of self‐perception of financial inadequacy
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- Author
- Eddie Siu Lun Chow; Bernard Ming Hei Kong; Mike Tak Po Wong; Brian Draper; Ka Leung Lin; Shuk Kuen Sabrina Ho; Chun Por Wong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0885-6230)
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)