Publications by authors named "Tsui-Fang Chen"
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed how financial strain and social support affect depression in older adults living alone in Taiwan.
- It used data from 1,513 participants aged 65 and over, with 153 living alone, and assessed depressive symptoms alongside financial and social factors using various scales.
- Findings indicated that financial strain can worsen depressive symptoms for older men living alone, while older women face significant depressive symptoms linked to financial stress, but social support had no moderating effect for either gender.
Background: This study examined the efficacies and the determining factors of respite care in an effort to assess the effectiveness of respite care policy implementation in Taiwan.
Purpose: This study sought to identify the impact of home respite care on caregivers who used the service. Impact was defined to include the effects on the caregiver and considered the background characteristics of both caregivers and elderly care recipients.