Depression symptoms in late life assessed using the EURO–D scale

Prince, Martin; Beekman, Aartjan T.F.; Deeg, Dorly J. H.; Fuhrer, Rebecca; Kivelä, Sirkka‐Liisa; Lawlor, Brian A.; Lobò, Antonio; Magnússon, Hallgrímur; Meller, I.; Oyen, Herman Van; Reischies, Friedel M.; Roelands, Marc; Skoog, Ingmar; Turrina, Cesare; Copeland, J. R. M.

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“…The report of any limitations in the activities of daily living (ADL) 4 and in the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) 5 can be viewed as more objective, as the individual has no reason to relate this rather factual information directly to her health. As a measure for clinical depression, the EURO-D scale (see Prince et al, 1999a) has been implemented in SHARE, where, as was validated in Prince et al (1999b), an indicator for a score of at least four on the scale is taken as a measure for clinical depression. The final objective measure is orientation in time,…”

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Jobless now, sick later? Investigating the long-term consequences of involuntary job loss on health

Schröder

2013

Advances in Life Course Research

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractIn the light of the current economic crises which in many countries lead to business closures and mass lay-offs, the consequences of job loss are important on various dimensions. They have to be investigated not only in consideration of a few years, but with a long-term perspective as well, because early life course events may prove important for later life outcomes. This paper uses data from SHARELIFE to shed light on the long-term consequences of involuntary job loss on health.The paper distinguishes between two different reasons for involuntary job loss: plant closures, which in the literature are considered to be exogenous to the individual, and lay-offs, where the causal direction of health and unemployment is ambiguous. These groups are separately compared to those who never experienced a job loss. The paper uses eleven different measures of health to assess long-term health consequences of job loss, which has to have occurred at least 25 years before the current interview. As panel data cannot be employed, a large body of variables, including childhood health and socio-economic conditions, is used to control for the initial conditions.The findings suggest that individuals with an exogenous job loss suffer in the long run: men are significantly more likely to be depressed and they have more trouble knowing the current date. Women report poorer general health and more chronic conditions and are also affected in their physical health: they are more likely to be obese or overweight, and to have any limitations in their (instrumental) activities of daily living. In the comparison group of laid-off individuals, controlling for the initial conditions reduces the effects of job loss on healthproving that controlling for childhood conditions is important.3

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Jobless now, sick later? Investigating the long-term consequences of involuntary job loss on health

Schröder

2013

Advances in Life Course Research

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“…In general, poorer mental health is typically found among women (Lehtinen et al 2005;Carta et al 2005;Prince et al 1999b;Alonso et al 2004). Copeland et al (1999b) assessed the prevalence of depression among individuals aged 65+ in nine European centres and found that also in this respect women outnumber men in the group of older people.…”

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Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

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The relation between social support and mental health has been thoroughly researched and structural characteristics of the social network have been widely recognised as being an important component of social support. The aim of this paper is to clarify the association between children and depressive mood states of their older parents. Based on international comparative data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe we analysed how the number of children, their proximity and the frequency of contact between older parents and their children are associated with the mental health of older people, using the EURO-D index. Our results indicate a positive association of children and depressive mood since childless men and women report more depressive symptoms. Moreover, few contacts with children were associated with an increased number of depressive symptoms. The family status was related to mental health as well: older men and women living with a spouse or partner had the lowest levels of depression. Interestingly, the presence of a spouse or partner was more relevant for the mental health of older people than the presence of, or contact with, their children.

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“…Many studies also show an increase in depressive symptoms with age (Newman and Engel 1991; Prince et al 1999b;Schoevers et al 2000). This association, however, is not always clear (Weissman et al 1988).…”

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“…It has been consistently found that women suffer more from depression than men (Pahkala et al 1995;Prince et al 1999b;Osborn et al 2002). Many studies also show an increase in depressive symptoms with age (Newman and Engel 1991; Prince et al 1999b;Schoevers et al 2000).…”

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“…Marriage is a source of emotional and financial support and acts protectively (Ross et al 1990;Wyke and Ford 1992). Hence, married people fare better than the never-married, who in turn are followed by the widowed, divorced and separated (Prince et al 1999b). Bereavement, on the other hand, is considered one of the main determinants of depression in old age .…”

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Socio-demographic and health-related factors affecting depression of the Greek population in later life: an analysis using SHARE data

Verropoulou

Tsimbos

2007

Eur J Ageing

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Depression in later life is one of the most prevalent conditions forecasted to rise to the second most burdensome health condition worldwide by 2020. Using data from the 2004 Study of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE: release 1) on 857 Greek males and 1,032 females aged 50 or higher this study explores, firstly, associations of socio-demographic and health related indicators with depressive symptoms (EURO-D) and, secondly, attempts to identify patterns and structures among them. To achieve the first objective, the 12-item summated EURO-D scale is used in binary form with a cut-off point clinically validated by the EURODEP. Use of logistic regression pinpoints strong associations with gender, years of education, co-morbidity, disability, cognitive function and past depression. Women, less educated persons, those with poor physical health, declining cognitive function and a history of depression are significantly more at risk of scoring higher than three at the EURO-D scale. The role of age is not as clear. To achieve the second objective, multiple correspondence analysis is used in the first instance and factor analysis for binary data subsequently; two components are identified within EURO-D and continuous factor scores are produced. These factors are called ''affective suffering'' and ''motivation''. Linear regression models reveal that the first component is responsible for the gender while the second for the age differentials in EURO-D; additionally we find that, apart from physical health indicators which are strongly related to both factors, other associations differ. Further exploration of this differentiation seems of interest, particularly as there is an indication that ''motivation'' may be an affectively neutral condition.

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Depression symptoms in late life assessed using the EURO–D scale

Cited by 197 publications

References 32 publications

Jobless now, sick later? Investigating the long-term consequences of involuntary job loss on health

Jobless now, sick later? Investigating the long-term consequences of involuntary job loss on health

Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Socio-demographic and health-related factors affecting depression of the Greek population in later life: an analysis using SHARE data

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