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| Lifetime urban/rural residence, social support and late-life depression in Korea | | Author(s) | Jae-Min Kim, Robert Stewart, Il-Seon Shin |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 9, September 2004 |
| Pages | pp 843-851 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Informal care ; Rural areas ; Urban areas ; Comparison ; Korea. |
| Annotation | Population ageing and rural-urban migration are accelerating in many non-Western nations. This study investigated the association between lifetime urban or rural residence and late-life depression in Korea; and modifications of associations between depression and social support in lifetime residence. 1,204 urban/rural residents aged 65+ were interviewed and GMS-AGECAT diagnoses made. Previous areas of residence were recorded and social support deficits quantified. Depression was present in 9% and 21% of the rural and urban samples respectively. For the urban sample, depression was not associated with earlier urban or rural residence. Social support deficits were more strongly associated with depression in people with a lifetime rural residence, followed by urban residents with a rural birthplace. Prevalence rates of depression were increased in the urban sample regardless of previous residence. Reduced social support was particularly strongly associated with depression in people with a rural upbringing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041130217 A |
| Classmark | ENR: P6: RL: RK: 48: 7DK |
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