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Prevalence rate and correlates of depressive symptoms in older individuals
— the Veneto Study | | Author(s) | Nadia Minicuci, Stefania Maggi, Mara Pavan |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 57A, no 3, March 2002 |
| Pages | pp M155-M161 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Symptoms ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Correlation ; Italy. |
| Annotation | Depressive symptoms (DS) are very common in older people, particularly women, and prevalence rates vary widely across countries. A random sample of non-institutionalised individuals aged 60+ (867 men and 1331 women) from the Veneto region of northeast Italy, were interviewed and participated in a brief physical examination in their homes. Their prevalence rates of DS and the associated physical, social and psychological factors were analysed. The overall prevalence rate of DS was 58% in women and 34% in men, but there was no significant trend with age. Women were at higher risk than men, even after adjusting for traditional risk factors such as fair to poor self-rated health, sleep disturbance and use of sleep medication, lack of support from social or family network, and physical and cognitive impairment. The study provides evidence that older women report DS more frequently than men, independently from the presence of traditional risk and associated factors. Cultural and lifestyle factors throughout life might explain this gender difference. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040406201 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CT: CC: D: F: 49: 76V |
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