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American Indian elders and depression
— short- and long-term effects of life events | | Author(s) | Elizabeth E Chapleski, Richard Kaczynski, Sherry A Gerbi |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 23, no 1, March 2004 |
| Pages | pp 40-57 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Native Americans ; Depression ; Stress ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Stressful life events as predictors of psychological problems among a population of older American of older American Indians in the Great Lakes region are examined in this research. It assumes that meaning attached to these events is not culture-free. Data used are for 309 American Indians aged 55+ from the Long-Term Care and Social Support American Indian Aged project, a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Subjects were interviewed at two time periods in three distinct strata: urban, rural (off reservation), and reservation. Life events are measured by the pressure and perceived severity of 19 discrete events. Hierarchical regression analysis is used to determine the influence of life events on depression after controlling for sociodemographic factors, functional ability and comorbidity both at Time 1 and 18-24 months later at Time 2. Although Time 1 depression accounts for most of the variance at Time 2, comorbidity was also a significant predictor over time. Whereas life stress has a short-term effect on mental health, the burden of co-morbidity increases over time. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040909229 A |
| Classmark | TKH: ENR: QNH: 3J: 7T |
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