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Depressive symptoms and associated factors in a cognitively normal elderly population
— the Tajiri Project | | Author(s) | Hideo Ambo, Kenichi Meguro, Junichi Ishizaki |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 8, August 2001 |
| Pages | pp 780-788 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Symptoms ; Mental ageing ; Evaluation ; Japan. |
| Annotation | 1,525 cognitively normal subjects aged 65+ in the town of Tajiri, Japan, were analysed. Depressive state was assessed by Zang's SDS (self-rating depression scale) with a comprehensive interview to examine activities of daily living (ADLs), demographics and symptoms associated with illness. To determine factors associated with depression, the t-test and Chi-squared test were used. To examine the relative strength of each factor, logistic regression analysis was performed. The ratio of depressive subjects was 6.4%, lower than those in previous reports, probably due to exclusion of dementia subjects. For females aged 80+, the ratio was 14.3%, which was significantly higher than that of males. Among socio-demographic factors, sex, age, number of children and perception of economic status were significantly related. For familial and social status, factors such as daily activity and several conversation abilities were related. The logistic regression analysis indicated that perception of health and daily activity were associated. Knowledge of those factors associated with depression is important for the provision of mental health care that is appropriate. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-010928208 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CT: D6: 4C: 7DT |
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