The study reports on the development and validation of a culturally sensitive, domain-specific measure of life satisfaction for Chinese elders.
The study is one of the first prospective population-based Hong Kong study to investigate the impact of falls on health services utilizations in Chinese older adults.
The study finds that there is a disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on ethnic minority older adults.
Researchers identified six themes (past experience in adulthood and voluntary work, perception of learning, social support, living alone, self-efficacy, and openness) that are related to learning interest in later life.
Results from the study provide preliminary evidence to support that RUG-III is a reliable and valid case-mix system for Hong Kong nursing homes.
Exploratory factor analysis identified 10 factors: family, symptoms, equipment, learning, appearance, friend, location, facilities, environment, and excuse.
Researchers find that objective health status and social ties were related to contributory behavior for both males and females, but financial status and vision impairment had a different impact on males and females.
This is the first study to examine the differences between mainland Chinese minority and majority elderly groups in terms of financial strain, health conditions, and life satisfaction.
The study examines the connections between financial strain, negative social interactions, social support, mastery, and depressive symptoms.
The journal article reports on the learning experience of 88 Chinese older adults who attended a health Web-navigating workshop.
