Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 63-70 , June 2009

Loneliness, Depression and Health Status of the Institutionalized Elderly in Korea and Japan

  • Oksoo Kim, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Oksoo Kim, RN, PhD, Professor, Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, 120750 Seoul, Korea
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  • Young-Soon Byeon, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Jung-Hee Kim, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Woosuk University, Wanju-gun, Korea
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  • Emiko Endo, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Musashino University, School of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Makoto Akahoshi, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University, Miyazaki, Japan
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  • Hiromi Ogasawara, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University, Miyazaki, Japan

Received 28 January 2009 ,Revised 4 February 2009 ,Accepted 30 April 2009.

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PII: S1976-1317(09)60017-7

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60017-7

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 63-70 , June 2009

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