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| Perception of unmet basic needs as a predictor of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults | | Author(s) | Dan G Blazer, Natalie Sachs-Ericsson, Celia F Hybels |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 62A, no 2, February 2007 |
| Pages | pp 191-195 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Needs [elderly] ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Living in the community ; Correlation ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Repeated measures analysis was used to determine, during three intervals of a 10-year longitudinal study, the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) of 4162 people aged 65+ at baseline, whether perceived inadequate basic needs at the beginning of each interval predicted more depressive symptoms at the end of the interval. Time invariant covariates known to be associated with depressive symptoms - age, sex, race, and education - were included. Time-varying covariates - income, cognitive status, functional status, depressive symptoms, and interval - were included at the beginning of the three intervals. In the repeated measures controlled analyses, the perception of inadequate basic needs was a highly significant predictor of future depressive symptoms. Race, education, baseline depression, baseline function, interval, and income were also significant predictors of depression. The interaction between interval and depression was not significant. The perception that one's basic needs are not being met predicted future depressive symptoms in a highly controlled analysis. These results suggest that perception of inadequate basic needs. even when income and other known covariates of depression are controlled, is a strong predictor of future depressive symptoms. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070926220 A |
| Classmark | IK: ENR: CT: K4: 49: 3J: 7T |
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