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| Black-white differences in depressive symptoms among older adults over time | | Author(s) | Kimberly A Skarupski, Carlos F Mendes de Leon, Julia L Bienias |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 3, May 2005 |
| Pages | pp P136-P142 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Black people ; White people ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Comparison ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Racial disparities in older people's mental health are examined, with a specific focus on black-white differences in depressive symptoms. Subjects were 4,275 community-dwelling people aged 65+ (62% black) who participated in the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) over a 9-year period. Depression was measured using a summary score of the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Depressive symptoms were modelled using the method of General Estimating Equations and a Poisson error structure. A significant race effect was found at baseline: Blacks reported some 60% more symptoms than Whites. The differences were larger for men than for women. After controlling for age, sex, time, education, income and related interaction terms, the baseline race effect was reduced by almost half but remained robust. The racial differences increased slightly over time, these findings supporting heightened awareness of depression in older Black populations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051103217 A |
| Classmark | TKE: TKA: ENR: CT: 48: 3J: 7T |
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