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| Chronic illness and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults: a longitudinal study | | Author(s) | Kee-Lee Chou, Iris Chi |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 54, no 2, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 159-171 |
| Keywords | Chronic illness ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Longitudinal surveys ; China. |
| Annotation | Depression is quite common among older members of Hong Kong Chinese society. This study examined the impact of a series of chronic illnesses on change in depressive symptoms of 260 respondents aged 70+ from a longitudinal study of a representative community sample of Hong Kong Chinese. Using multiple regression analysis, the authors found that of six chronic illnesses examined, only arthritis was associated with depressive symptoms 3 years later, even after controlling socio-demographic, functional impairment and social support variables were applied. Service and policy implications are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020703205 A |
| Classmark | CI: ENR: CT: 3J: 7DC |
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