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Depressive symptoms in the very old living alone
— prevalence, incidence and risk factors | | Author(s) | Kenneth Wilson, Patricia Mottram, Andrew Sixsmith |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 22, no 4, April 2007 |
| Pages | pp 361-366 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Symptoms ; At risk ; Evaluation ; Living alone ; Housing [elderly] ; Clinical surveys ; Wirral. |
| Annotation | Older people living alone are at high risk of suffering from depression. As part of the ENABLE-AGE project, the authors describe the prevalence, incidence and associated risk factors of clinically significant depressive symptoms with particular emphasis on the role of the home environment. They conducted a one-year follow-up of 376 subjects aged 80-90 in the Wirral regarding housing, social circumstances, physical health and psychological well-being. A prevalence rate of 21% and an annual incidence of 12.4% (Geriatric depression Score, GDS, of 5 or more) were found. Risk factors associated with prevalence of depression include: not living close to friends and family; poor satisfaction with living accommodation; and poor satisfaction with finances. Subsequent development of clinically significant depressive symptoms was associated with baseline increased scores in depression. While these results are consistent with findings in the general population of similar age (except for higher prevalence and incidence rates), housing-related variables could not be demonstrated as significant risk factors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070627216 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CT: CA3: 4C: K8: KE: 3G: 84D |
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