A comparison of Geriatric Depression Scale scores in older Australian and Japanese women

Campbell, Katherine E.; Dennerstein, Lorraine; Tacey, Mark; Fujise, Noboru; Ikeda, Manabu; Szoeke, Cassandra

doi:10.1017/s2045796015001110

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“…This result indicates that depressive symptoms among people from Japan and Australia with similar levels of pain from knee OA are equivalent. This is in contrast to a previous study that demonstrated signi cantly higher depressive symptoms using the Geriatric Depression Scale in community-dwelling older Japanese than Australians, even after controlling for lifestyle and health factors associated with depressive symptoms [20]. Mean scores were notably low in both cohorts (4.9 and 4.2 out of 42 for participants from Japan and Australia respectively).…”

Section: Depressive Symptomscontrasting

confidence: 99%

“…This meant that participants' levels of depressive symptoms were limited to the normal to moderate range [38], which may have in uenced the ndings. The lower BMI and better physical functioning among the participants from Japan may explain lower than expected levels of depressive symptoms relative to the comparison group, and the contrast between our ndings and the previous comparison [20].…”

Section: Depressive Symptomscontrasting

confidence: 96%

“…Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare psychological characteristics, speci cally depressive symptoms, fear of movement and pain catastrophizing, between people with knee OA living in Japan and Australia. Based on ndings regarding depressive symptoms from a previous study comparing Japanese and Australians [20], we hypothesized that people with knee OA living in Japan would have greater levels of psychological impairments than people living in Australia.…”

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Differences in Psychological Characteristics Between People With Knee Osteoarthritis From Japan and Australia

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Campbell

Metcalf

et al. 2020

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate differences in psychological characteristics between people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) from Japan and Australia.Methods A total of 62 adults from Japan and 168 adults from Australia aged over 50 years with knee pain were included. Japanese data were collected from patients with knee OA diagnosed by medical doctors. Australian data were baseline data from a randomized controlled trial. Psychological characteristics evaluated were depressive symptoms (depression subscale of the 21-item short-form of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale), fear of movement (Brief Fear of Movement Scale for Osteoarthritis), and pain catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale). Psychological characteristics were compared between the Japanese and Australian cohorts by calculating 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for difference of the mean. To test for equivalence of the average values of characteristics, the equivalence margin was set at 0.5 standard deviations (SD) of the mean, where these SDs were based on the Australian data. When the 95%CI for the difference of the mean value lay entirely within the range of equivalence margin (i.e. between -0.5 and 0.5 times the Australian SD), the outcome was considered equivalent.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the groups from Japan and Australia for depressive symptoms (mean ± SD; Japan 4.9±5.4, Australia 4.2±4.7) and fear of movement (11.7±3.8, 12.5±3.2, respectively). Mean (95%CI) between group differences were 0.75 (-0.79 to 2.28) for depressive symptoms and -0.77 (-1.77 to 0.22) for fear of movement. Based on the equivalence test, 95%CIs of mean difference between groups for depressive symptoms was within the range of equivalence margin (±2.35). However, the lower limit of the 95% CI of difference in mean for fear of movement (-1.77) was just outside the lower equivalence margin (-1.60). People from Japan with knee OA showed significantly higher pain catastrophizing (20.7±11.0) than those from Australia (14.8±9.6).ConclusionsPeople from Japan with knee OA showed higher pain catastrophizing than people from Australia. The level of depressive symptoms and fear of movement appeared to be equivalent between people from the two countries.

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Differences in Psychological Characteristics Between People With Knee Osteoarthritis From Japan and Australia

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“…This finding was consistent with Turkish (7,31) and in the Australian studies (31). However, in Japanese and Pakistani studies, employment was not a significant predictor for the probability of depressive symptoms (31)(32)(33). These findings are consistent with an established association between various sources of support in occupational life and depression.…”

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“…Working status is a significant factor that was related to the occurrence of depressive symptoms in the LR model (OR=1.47). This finding was consistent with Turkish (7,31) and in the Australian studies (31). However, in Japanese and Pakistani studies, employment was not a significant predictor for the probability of depressive symptoms (31)(32)(33).…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression in Turkish Geriatric Population: Gender Differences in a Field Study

Bicer

Uner

Özcebe

et al. 2021

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"Background: Aging is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, hospitalization, and loss of functional status related to common mental disorders in the elderly. The aim of this study is the need to identify new and unmet problem areas in geriatric depression and develop efficient interventions for gender-based differences. Methods: The cross-sectional, field-based study was conducted with 2269 participants. The nurses serving in primary health care facilities collected data. The Questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic characteristics, illnesses, medications, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), EQ-5D, General Health Status (GHS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Visual Analog Scale for health status (VAS) was collected in face-to-face interviews at the participants' homes. Results: In the study, the mean age was 73.3 (6.7), 50.3% were male. Of the older individuals' 71.8% had a chronic disease and 62.2% used at least one medication. The prevalence of depression was 31.2%. Women had a higher prevalence (35.6%) of severe depression than men (26.7%). Age, living alone, being single, being unemployed, having a chronic disease, and perception of poor health condition was associated with high depressive scores in the elderly whereas education, working status, and having a chronic disease were important factors in men. Conclusions: Depression evaluation in primary health care is an important part of geriatric health check-ups. The incidence of depressive symptoms significantly changes according to gender. Gender-based strategies like increasing the retirement age for men and providing post-retirement job opportunities can be effective in reducing depression. "

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Factors associated with depression across age groups of older adults: The Singapore Chinese health study

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Pan

Feng

et al. 2021

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objectives We studied sociodemographic and health factors associated with depression across three age groups of community‐dwelling older adults. Methods/Design We used data from 16,785 participants from the third follow‐up of the Singapore Chinese Health Study (mean age: 73, range: 61‐96 years). We defined depression as having a score of ≥5 using the 15‐item Geriatric Depression Scale. We used regression splines to examine the pattern of depression risk with age and applied multivariable logistic regression to study factors associated with depression. Results Increasing age was associated with depression in an inverted J‐shape relationship with the highest odds ratio (OR) at age 75. Compared to the youngest‐old (<70 years), the middle‐old (70‐80 years) had higher odds of depression [OR = 1.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.09–1.31], while the oldest‐old (>80 years) had no increased risk (OR = 1.01, 95% CI = 0.89–1.15). We also found demographic (men, lower education, unemployment), social (living alone, poor social support, no social activity) and health factors (instrumental limitations, poor physical function, function‐limiting pain, chronic diseases, cognitive impairment, poor sleep quality, poor self‐rated health) associated with depression. In stratified analysis by age groups, the OR estimates for lower education level, instrumental limitations and cognitive impairment decreased with age, whereas the risk of depression for men increased with age (all p‐values for interaction<0.03). Conclusions Compared to the youngest‐old, the likelihood of depression was highest among middle‐old adults and decreased to null in the oldest‐old. The associations between some factors and depression were attenuated with age, suggesting a coping mechanism among oldest‐old survivors.

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A comparison of Geriatric Depression Scale scores in older Australian and Japanese women

Cited by 8 publications

References 37 publications

Differences in Psychological Characteristics Between People With Knee Osteoarthritis From Japan and Australia

Differences in Psychological Characteristics Between People With Knee Osteoarthritis From Japan and Australia

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression in Turkish Geriatric Population: Gender Differences in a Field Study

Factors associated with depression across age groups of older adults: The Singapore Chinese health study

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