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Factors associated with depressive symptoms among elders in senior residences
— the importance of feeling valued by others | | Author(s) | Tracy Chippendale |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 36, no 2, March-April 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, March-April 2013 |
| Pages | pp 162-169 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Depression ; Social contacts ; Well being. |
| Annotation | This study investigated (a) whether feeling valued and important is a significant predictor of depressive symptoms in older people residing in senior residences and (b) whether feeling valued and important is a more important predictor of depressive symptoms than self-rated health in this population. The sample consisted of older adults from four senior residences in New York City. The Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess depressive symptoms and a multiple regression analysis was employed for the analysis. Self-rated health, education level and feeling valued and important were significant predictors of depressive symptoms. Furthermore the unique contribution of feeling valued and important accounted for an equal amount of the variance in depressive symptoms as compared to the well established predictor of self-rated health. Therefore given the importance of feeling valued and important, interventions that provide the opportunity for older people in senior residences to provide meaningful contributions to family and society should be considered. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130503202 A |
| Classmark | KW: KX: ENR: TOA: D:F:5HH |
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