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| Hierarchy levels, sum score and worsening of disability are related to depressive symptoms in elderly men from three European countries | | Author(s) | Carolien L van den Brink, Geertrudis A M van den Bos, Marja Tijhuis |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 18, no 1, February 2006 |
| Pages | pp 125-141 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Older men ; Physical disabilities ; Depression ; Evaluation ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands ; Italy ; Finland. |
| Annotation | Disability in older people has been associated with depressive symptoms in many studies. This study investigated the predictive value of. hierarchy levels and sum scores of disability and change in disability on depressive symptoms. It uses longitudinal data for 723 men aged 70+ from the Finland, Italy and the Netherlands Elderly (FINE) Study collected in 1990 and 1995. Self-reported disability was based on three disability domains (instrumental activities, mobility and basic activities) and depressive symptoms on the Zung questionnaire. Severity levels of disability were positively associated with depressive symptoms. Men with no disability scored 5 to 17 points lower on depressive symptoms than did those with disability in all domains. Among men with mild disability, those who had worsening disability status in the preceding 5 years scored 5 points higher on depressive symptoms than did men who improved. Hierarchic severity levels, sum score of disability and preceding changes in disability status are risk factors for depressive symptoms. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-060306208 A |
| Classmark | BC: BN: ENR: 4C: 3J: 76H: 76V: 76L |
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