Depression and disability in the elderly: Reciprocal relations and changes with age

Gurland, Barry J.; Wilder, David E.; Berkman, Cathy S.

doi:10.1002/gps.930030304

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“…Gurland & Wilder (1988) distinguished three basic types of intervention aimed to ameliorate depression associated with physical illness : primary treatment of depression, treatment of physical impairment, and interventions relevant to both conditions. Primary treatment could be provided relatively easily, since depressed older adults do not seem to withdraw from the health services (Beekman et al 1997 b).…”

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Physical health and the onset and persistence of depression in older adults: an eight-wave prospective community-based study

et al. 2000

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Background. Poor physical health has long been recognized to be one of the most important risk factors for depression in older adults. Since many aspects of physical health can be targeted for improvement in primary care, it is important to know whether physical health problems predict the onset and\or the persistence of depression. Methods. The study is based on a sample which at the outset consisted of 327 depressed and 325 non-depressed older adults (55-85) drawn from a larger random community-based sample in the Netherlands. Depression was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) at eight successive waves. Results. From all incident episodes, the majority (57 %) was short-lived. These short episodes could generally not be predicted by physical health problems. The remaining incident episodes (43 %) were not short-lived and could be predicted by poor physical health. Chronicity (34 %) was also predicted by physical health problems. Conclusions. The study design with its frequent measurements recognized more incident cases than previous studies ; these cases however did have a better prognosis than is often assumed. The prognosis of prevalent cases was rather poor. Physical health problems were demonstrated to be a predictor of both the onset and the persistence of depression. This may well have implications for prevention and intervention.

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Physical health and the onset and persistence of depression in older adults: an eight-wave prospective community-based study

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“…This is an alarming number considering that veterans make up less than 10% of the population. Depression has also been linked to impaired cognitive function, decreased physical work capacity and psychotic symptoms similar to schizophrenia [34][35][36][37][38][39].…”

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Investigation of the Impact of Sports, Exercise and Recreation (ser) Participation on Psychosocial Outcomes in a Population of Veterans with Disabilities Using the Sports Outcome Research Tool and Comprehensive Uniform Survey (Sportacus). A Longitudinal Study

Laferrier¹,

Teodorski²,

Sprunger³

et al. 2017

J Nov Physiother

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of participation in sports, exercise and recreation (SER) on self-esteem, depression, posttraumatic growth and quality of life (QOL) in veterans with disabilities longitudinally at four time points.Design: A convenience sample of 163 individuals (91 sports-participants and 72 non-participants) matched on disability type with a variety of disabilities took part in this longitudinal study. Variables of interest were: SER participation vs. non-participation, years of SER participation since onset of disability (less than one year, one to five years, five to ten years, and more than ten years), the type of activity they engaged in (individual activities or a combination of team and individual activities) and time (pre-event, immediately post-event, one month post-event, and three months post-event). Main outcome measures were self-esteem, depression, posttraumatic growth and QOL.Results: SER participants had significantly higher self-esteem, posttraumatic growth and QOL, and significantly lower depression scores than non-participants. There were also significant differences found between the independent variables of: time, number of years participating in SER since onset of disability and type of activity engaged in and various outcome measures studied. Conclusions:The results of this study support that participation in SER has positive effects on self-esteem, depression, posttraumatic growth, and QOL.

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“…Being healthy, highly educated, employed and having no financial difficulties decreases the likelihood of feeling depressed (Gurland, Wilder and Berkman 1988;Lorant et al 2003). These characteristics also have an impact on choices regarding parenting and partnering.…”

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Family ties and depression across the life course: An Overview

Moor¹,

Komter²

2012

DemRes

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Depression and disability in the elderly: Reciprocal relations and changes with age

Cited by 172 publications

References 90 publications

Physical health and the onset and persistence of depression in older adults: an eight-wave prospective community-based study

Physical health and the onset and persistence of depression in older adults: an eight-wave prospective community-based study

Investigation of the Impact of Sports, Exercise and Recreation (ser) Participation on Psychosocial Outcomes in a Population of Veterans with Disabilities Using the Sports Outcome Research Tool and Comprehensive Uniform Survey (Sportacus). A Longitudinal Study

Family ties and depression across the life course: An Overview

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