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Chronic Illness and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study
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Chou, Kee-Lee; Chi, Iris – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2002
Depression is quite common among the elderly members of Hong Kong Chinese society. This study examined the impact of a series of chronic illnesses on change in depressive symptoms among the older people. The respondents were 260 people aged 70 years or older from a longitudinal study of a representative community sample of the elderly population…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Chronic Illness, Depression (Psychology)