Results from the study showed that, compared to parents without migrant children, the parents of migrants had significantly more monetary support, less instrumental support and a lower level of depression.
The study examined the characteristics of elderly people with long-term care needs who opt for community-based services and compare them with those who opt for residential care services in Hong Kong.
The purpose of the study was to determine whether an ethnically and racially diverse group of informal caregivers would experience improved depression and caregiver outcomes after participating in a community-based Caregiver Support/Training Program (CS/TP).
The study finds that higher levels of religious attendance are associated with lower risk of depressive illness among a sample of 230 low-income, older U.S.-born and immigrant Latinos.
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the RUG-III in Hong Kong
nursing homes.
The study finds that the Grandparent Stress and Reward Scale was a valid and reliable measure to assess the meaning given to grandparents’ perception on reward and stress in relations with adolescent grandchildren in a Chinese context.
Among other results, researchers find that men, those with impaired vision, dementia or taking psychotropic drugs were more likely to fall.
The study examines the relation between depression and fear of falling in Hong Kong Chinese older adults.
The study examines the impact of the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong in 2003 on elderly people in comparison to younger people.
The study evaluates a pilot mobile smoking cessation service for Hong Kong Chinese elderly and identifies predictors of quitting.
