Tai, Chi-Jung
Tseng, Tzyy-Guey
Hsiao, Yu-Han
Kuo, Tsu-Ann
Huang, Ching-Ya
Yang, Yi-Hsin
Lee, Meng-Chih http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-395X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health and Welfare (M06M2346, M09M7269)
Article History
Received: 11 July 2020
Accepted: 5 January 2021
First Online: 22 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The current study was approved by the Institutional Review Board-II of the Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (approval no. KMUHIRB-E (II)-20190124) in 2019. Before recruitment, all participants received a proper explanation about the study and provided consent for inclusion in the study. Participants who could read and write signed the written consent documents; those who could not read nor write impressed the name stamps or handprint with the assistance of their family members. In addition, legal guardian/representative provided consent on behalf of the participants with cognitive decline or stroke.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.