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Gender differences in the contributions of risk factors to depressive symptoms among the elderly persons dwelling in a community, Japan
Author(s)	Yuriko Katsumata, Asuna Arai, Kozo Ishida
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 11, November 2005
Pages	pp 1084-1089
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Depression ; Symptoms ; At risk ; Older men ; Older women ; Living in the community ; Japan.
Annotation	The data came from the Minamifurano town Aging Study, a community-based sample of non-institutionalised Japanese people aged 65+. Of the 731 eligible subjects, 665 were assessed for four domains of the potential risk factors (demographic characteristics, health and disability, stress, and social networks) and depressive symptoms according to the 36-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The mean overall GDS score was 10.9, 10.2 in men, and 11.6 in women. The stress domain in man and the health and disability domain in women contributed most to the explanation of the variation in the GDS score, and were thus important factors associated with depressive symptoms. Future studies should determine whether modification of these factors may prevent depression among older people living in the community. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060317001 A
Classmark	ENR: CT: CA3: BC: BD: K4: 7DT
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