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Prevalence, incidence and correlates of depression in the oldest old
— the OCTO study | | Author(s) | S H Zarit, E E Femia, M Gatz |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 3, no 2, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 119-128 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Octogenarians ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | While there has been extensive research on depression in later life, few studies have focused on the prevalence of symptoms and patterns of change over time among the oldest-old. OCTO is a longitudinal study of a population-based sample of older people, initially aged 84 to 90, in Jönköping, Sweden. Participants were interviewed at 2-year intervals over six years. From an initial population base of 400, 324 people participated in the initial survey, 254 of whom provided information on depressive symptoms. Using a short form of the CES-D (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale), the authors found prevalence of significant depressive symptoms to range between 43% and 50% for the four times of measurement. Incidence of clinically significant symptoms ranged between 9% and 16% between measurements, while some people who were previously depressed showed improvement. A multivariate model indicated that depressive symptoms were related to functional impairments and disabilities, but these effects were mediated by mastery beliefs. These findings indicate that depressive symptoms affect a somewhat higher proportion in later life than among the young old. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990715226 A |
| Classmark | ENR: BBM: 3J: 76P |
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