A comparative study of depression and associated risk factors among elderly inmates of old age homes and community of Rajkot: A Gujarati version of the geriatric depression scale-short form (GDS-G)

Zalavadiya, Dipeshkumar D; Banerjee, Anupam; Sheth, Ankit; Rangoonwala, Matib; Mitra, Aarohi; Kadri, AM

doi:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_181_16

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“…Our small version of GDS adds to multiplying evidence of the utility and importance of shorter versions of this tool (e.g. Durmaz, Soysal, Ellidokuz, & Isik, 2018;Guerin, Copersino, & Schretlen, 2018;Sarkar, Kattimani, Roy, Premarajan, & Sarkar, 2015;Zalavadiya et al, 2017).…”

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Validity and reliability of a shorter version of the Geriatric Depression Scale in institutionalized older Portuguese adults

Figueiredo-Duarte

Espírito‐Santo²,

Sério

et al. 2019

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives: Depressive symptoms are common in older adults in institutional contexts; however, there is a lack of validated measures for these settings. Identifying depressive symptoms can help clinicians to manage them and to prevent or delay their complications. This study aimed to validate the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in an institutionalized sample of older adults. Method: 493 institutionalized older people (73% women) aged 60 or over were evaluated through the GDS, the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) (depression vs. no depression ¼ 11% vs. 89%), the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI), the Positive Affect (PA) and Negative Affect (NA) Schedule, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Test-retest reliability was assessed with 57 older adults. Results: An 8-item version presented a Cronbach's alpha value of .87 with a single factor explaining its variance. The correlations (p < .01) attested the concurrent validity

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confidence: 99%

Validity and reliability of a shorter version of the Geriatric Depression Scale in institutionalized older Portuguese adults

Figueiredo-Duarte

Espírito‐Santo²,

Sério

et al. 2019

Aging & Mental Health

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“…The Short GDS has excellent reliability and validity. This measure has been extensively used to measure depression among older adults in both clinical and community settings [77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86].…”

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confidence: 99%

Cigarette Smoking among Economically Disadvantaged African-American Older Adults in South Los Angeles: Gender Differences

Assari

Smith

Zimmerman

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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The current study aims to explore gender differences in the risk of cigarette smoking among African-American (AA) older adults who live in economically disadvantaged urban areas of southern Los Angeles. This cross-sectional study enrolled 576 older AA adults (age range between 65 and 96 years) who were residing in Service Planning Area 6 (SPA 6), one of the most economically challenged areas in southern Los Angeles. All participants had cardiometabolic disease (CMD). Data were collected using structured face-to-face interviews. Demographic factors (age and gender), socioeconomic status (educational attainment and financial difficulty), health (number of comorbid medical conditions and depressive symptoms), and health behaviors (current alcohol drinking and current smoking) were measured. Logistic regressions were used to analyze the data without and with interaction terms between gender and current drinking, depressive symptoms, and financial difficulty. AA men reported more smoking than AA women (25.3% versus 9.3%; p < 0.05). Drinking showed a stronger association with smoking for AA men than AA women. Depressive symptoms, however, showed stronger effects on smoking for AA women than AA men. Gender did not interact with financial difficulty with regard to current smoking. As AA older men and women differ in psychological and behavioral determinants of cigarette smoking, gender-specific smoking cessation interventions for AA older adults who live in economically deprived urban areas may be more successful than interventions and programs that do not consider gender differences in determinants of smoking. Gender-tailored smoking cessation programs that address drinking for AA men and depression for AA women may help reduce the burden of smoking in AA older adults in economically disadvantaged urban areas. Given the non-random sampling, there is a need for replication of these findings in future studies.

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“…The GDS-SF has excellent reliability and validity. This measure has been extensively used to measure depression among older adults in both community and clinical settings [64,65].…”

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confidence: 99%

Chronic Respiratory Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life of African American Older Adults in an Economically Disadvantaged Area of Los Angeles

Bazargan

Smith

Robinson

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Background. Most of the attention of policy makers, program planners, clinicians, and researchers in the area of physical health disparities among African American older adults has been traditionally focused on cardiometabolic disease and cancer. Among a long list of chronic medical conditions, chronic respiratory conditions (CRCs), such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema, have received less attention. Purpose. This study investigated whether CRCs contribute to physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of African American older adults who live in economically disadvantaged urban areas, and whether these effects are due to demographic factors, socioeconomic status (SES), health behaviors, and comorbid medical and mental conditions. Methods. This community-based study recruited 617 African American older adults (age ≥ 65 years) from Service Planning Areas (SPA) 6, an economically disadvantaged area in South Los Angeles. Structured face-to-face interviews were used to collect data on demographic factors (age and gender), SES (educational attainment and financial difficulty), living arrangements, marital status, health behaviors (cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking), health (CRC, number of comorbid medical conditions, depressive symptoms, and pain intensity), and physical and mental HRQoL (Physical and Mental Component Summary Scores; PCS and MCS; SF-12). Linear regressions were used to analyze the data. Results. The presence of CRCs was associated with lower PCS and MCS in bivariate analysis. The association between CRCs and PCS remained significant above and beyond all confounders. However, the association between CRCs and MCS disappeared after controlling for confounders. Conclusion. For African American older adults living in economically disadvantaged urban areas, CRCs contribute to poor physical HRQoL. Evaluation and treatment of CRCs in African American older adults may be a strategy for reduction of disparities in HRQoL in this population. As smoking is the major modifiable risk factor for CRCs, there is a need to increase accessibility of smoking cessation programs in economically disadvantaged urban areas. More research is needed on the types, management, and prognosis of CRCs such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema in African American older adults who reside in low-income and resource limited urban areas.

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A comparative study of depression and associated risk factors among elderly inmates of old age homes and community of Rajkot: A Gujarati version of the geriatric depression scale-short form (GDS-G)

Cited by 16 publications

References 18 publications

Validity and reliability of a shorter version of the Geriatric Depression Scale in institutionalized older Portuguese adults

Validity and reliability of a shorter version of the Geriatric Depression Scale in institutionalized older Portuguese adults

Cigarette Smoking among Economically Disadvantaged African-American Older Adults in South Los Angeles: Gender Differences

Chronic Respiratory Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life of African American Older Adults in an Economically Disadvantaged Area of Los Angeles

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