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| The role of depression in the association between self-rated physical health and clinically defined illness | | Author(s) | Cynthia L Leibson, Judith Garrard, Nicole Nitz |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 39, no 3, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 291-298 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Health [elderly] ; Ill health ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This cross-sectional study of 543 older participants of a managed care organisation examined whether the association between self-rated physical health and clinically defined illness differed for persons who were not depressed compared with persons with minor or serious depression. Depression was measured with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). Clinically defined illness was measured with the Chronic Disease Score (CDS), a pharmacy-based measure. Additional variables included age, sex, and self-reported pain and physical function. Results revealed that self-rated physical health was associated with both minor and serious depression, independent of clinically defined illness; minor depression was no longer significant when self-reported pain and physical function were added to the model. A significant negative correlation between self-rated physical health and clinically defined illness was observed for minor and no depression, but no correlation was seen for serious depression. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990826290 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CC: CH: DP: 7T |
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