Mei-Jou Lu, MS, RN, is Deputy Director, Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital.
Shuai-Ting Lin, MD, is Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital.
Kuei-Min Chen, PhD, RN, is Professor, College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University.
Hin-Yeung Tsang, PhD, MD, is Physician, Department of Community Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital.
Shu-Fang Su, MS, RN, is Director, Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital.
Thank you to Professor Frank Belcastro for his manuscript editing and to the team working at the geriatric ward of Kai-Suan sychiatric Hospital for their support and cooperation. Thank you also to all the participants for their contribution.
This study was supported by a grant from Kai-Suan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (KSPH-2009-54).
Accepted for publication: October 3, 2012.
This paper was accepted under the editorship of Dr. Molly C. Dougherty.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Corresponding author: Kuei-Min Chen, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Rd., Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708 (e-mail: [email protected]).
