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Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Teenagers: Evidence from Taiwan
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Chen, Duan-Rung; Truong, Khoa D.; Tsai, Meng-Ju – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: The linkage between sleep quality and weight status among teenagers has gained more attention in the recent literature and health policy but no consensus has been reached. Methods: Using both a propensity score method and multivariate linear regression for a cross-sectional sample of 2,113 teenagers, we analyzed their body mass index…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sleep, Body Composition, Body Weight
Assessing the Use of the Family Affluence Scale as Socioeconomic Indicators for Researching Health Inequalities in Taiwan Adolescents
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Lin, Yu-Chen – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This study examined the reliability and validity of the Family Affluence Scale (FAS) and explored the relationship between FAS and health in a general adolescent population of Taiwan. Our data was obtained from a 2009 school-based survey. In total, 3,368 students (1,741 boys, 1,627 girls) in grades 6-10 in Kinmen County, Taiwan completed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Validity, Adolescents, Reliability
Factors Influencing Administration of Hepatitis B Vaccine to Community-Dwelling Teenagers Aged 12-18 with an Intellectual Disability
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Yen, Chia-Feng; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The study aims to determine hepatitis B vaccination coverage rates among community-dwelling teenagers with an intellectual disability in Taiwan and to identify the possible influencing factors of their vaccination. The present paper was part of the results of the "2007 National Survey on Healthy Behaviors and Preventive Health Utilizations of…
Descriptors: Siblings, Age Differences, Health Promotion, Mental Retardation
Leisure Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Older People: A National Survey in Taiwan
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Lu, Luo – Educational Gerontology, 2011
We aimed to explore older people's subjective leisure experiences and to further examine associations of such experiences with their depressive symptoms in Taiwan. Known correlates of depression, such as demographics, physical health, and social support, were taken into account. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data using…
Descriptors: Family Income, Physical Health, National Surveys, Foreign Countries
Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Lin, Lan-Ping – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
There is little information of hepatitis B vaccination coverage for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The present paper aims to examine the completed hepatitis B vaccination coverage rate and its determinants of children and adolescents with ID in Taiwan. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey, with the entire response participants was…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Public Policy, Public Health, Family Income
Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: Use of WHOQOL-BREF Survey
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Hu, Jung; Yen, Chia-Feng; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Lan-Ping; Loh, Ching-Hui; Chen, Mei-Hua; Wu, Sheng-Ru; Chu, Cordia M.; Wu, Jia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study based on World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) scale to examine quality of life of the caregivers caring for their children/adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan, and the factors contributing to their quality of life. Structured interviews were conducted with 597 caregivers of children/adolescents…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Correlation, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life