Publications by authors named "Ai-Hsuan Sandra Ma"
A Stratified Cross Section of Resilience in Older Taiwanese Men and Women.
Asia Pac J Public Health
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how gender affects the connection between social relationships, socioeconomic status, health, and behaviors with resilience in older Taiwanese adults aged 65 and above.
- Data was collected through a National Mental Health Survey, using a multistage sampling method, and participants were interviewed at home using structured questionnaires.
- Results indicated that older women demonstrated lower resilience than older men, and both shared and differing influences of various factors on resilience were observed when analyzed by gender, highlighting cultural effects on these trends.
Background: Psychological well-being (PWB) facilitates good health. Few studies have taken into consideration gender and how it can affect PWB within a sociocultural context. This study aims to determine if relationships between social, health, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors on PWB among older Taiwanese adults are affected by gender.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Population ageing in Taiwan is proceeding at an accelerating rate. The percentage of elderly is expected to increase from 9.7% in 2005 to 20% in 2025.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHospital readmissions contribute significantly to the cost of medical care, and may reflect unresolved problems at discharge or a lack of resources in post-hospital care. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of patient characteristics at discharge, the need for nursing care, discharge planning program, post-hospital care arrangements, and caregiver characteristics on readmissions of stroke patients. Patients discharged from neurological wards in seven hospitals in the Taipei area were recruited into the study.
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