Profiling Social Detachment in Older People in Taiwan: A Cluster Analysis
The SDQO can identify socially detached older people, who are more likely to experience increased psychological distress. Screening older individuals with demographic risk factors using the SDQO could help identify those most vulnerable to adverse health outcomes related to social detachment.
Authors
- Juey‐Jen Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6437-0455)
- Hsin‐Shui Chen
- Bor‐Wen Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4187-6888)
- Wei‐Lieh Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-3366)
- Kai‐Chieh Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9219-0507)
- Chih‐Cheng Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9435-0698)
- Hung‐Yeh Chang
- Chi‐Shin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-7295)
- Chia‐Ming Yen
- Chao‐Ying Tu
- Yung‐Ming Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9241-1258)
- Su‐Hua Huang
- Min‐Hsiu Weng
- Chin‐Kai Chang
- Chong-Jen Yu
Institutions
- Fu Jen Catholic University (TW)
- National Health Research Institutes (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- China Medical University (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70027
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53
Funders
- National Health Research Institutes
- National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch