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| Characteristics of depressive symptoms in elderly urban and rural African Americans | | Author(s) | Jebose O Okwumabua, F M Baker, S P Wong |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol 52A, no 4, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp M241-M246 |
| Keywords | Black people ; Depression ; Symptoms ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Despite considerable progress in the epidemiology of late life depression, little data have been documented in the scientific literature on older African Americans' depressive symptoms. A sample of 96 African American men and women aged 60+ with equal representation from urban and rural west Tennessee were divided into three age categories. Data from the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D) were compared with the association of medical illness, medication use, social network, level of physical function in activities of daily living (ADLs), and demographic characteristics. Those screening positive for the presence of depressive symptoms showed an increased report of hypertension, arterioscholoris, and circulatory problems. There was an increased report of symptoms of depression in those with six or more different chronic illnesses. Regression analyses of data indicated that medical illness and social network were the most important predictors of depressive symptoms in this sample. Bearing in mind the projected increase in African Americans reaching age 60, early identification of salient risk factors for depression is critical to early intervention programmes for minority ethnic populations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125218 A |
| Classmark | TKE: ENR: CT: 7T |
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