Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms in U.S. Chinese Older Adults

AIMS Medical Science

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Ruijia Chen¹  Melissa A. Simon²  Xinqi Dong¹ 

[1] Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center;Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

关键词: gender;    depressive symptoms;    older adults;    Chinese;    depression;    ;   

DOI  :  10.3934/Medsci.2014.1.13

来源: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

This study aim s to explore gender dif ferences in depressive sym ptoms in U.S. Chinese older adu lts. Methods: Data were from the PINE study , a population-based study of U.S. Chinese older adults aged 60 years and a bove. The PHQ-9 was used to m easure depressive symptoms. Results: Depressive symptoms were m ore prevalent in U.S. Chinese older wo men (59.2%) than in older m en (48.5%). Older women were more likely to present som atic depressive symptoms and to develop moderate to severe depressive symptoms. Older age (r = 0.09, P < 0.001), lower income (r = 0.07, P < 0.01), poorer health status (r = 0.34, P < 0.001), inferior quality of life (r = 0.17, P < 0.001) and worsening health ch anges over the past year ( r = 0.23, P < 0.001) were positively correlated with any depr essive symptom in older wom en. Conclusions: This study emphasizes the need for developing tailored interv entions for depressive symptoms in the subgroup of U.S. Chinese older adults. Further longitudinal studies shoul d be conducted to better understand gender differences in risk factors and outcom es associated with depressiv e symptoms in U.S. Chinese older adults.

【 授权许可】

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