Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Oldest-Old Residents in Israel

Ruskin, Paul E.; Blumstein, Zvia; Walter-Ginzburg, Adrian; Fuchs, Z; Lusky, Ayala; Novikov, Ilya; Modan, Baruch

doi:10.1097/00019442-199622430-00004

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“…As for origin, which is an Israeli-bound characteristic, participants born in Israel presented a lower level of depressive symptoms relative to immigrants from the Middle East or North Africa and the former Soviet Union, as well as to Arab Israelis. This finding may reflect differences in access to resources and social positions [30, 47]. …”

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Cumulative adversity and depressive symptoms among older adults in Israel: the differential roles of self-oriented versus other-oriented events of potential trauma

Shmotkin

Litwin

2009

Soc Psychiat Epidemiol

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Background The study examined the association between cumulative adversity and current depressive symptoms in a national sample of Israelis aged 50+. Referring to cumulative adversity as exposure to potentially traumatic events along life, the study distinguished between events primarily inflicted upon the self (self-oriented adversity) versus upon another person (other-oriented adversity). Method Data were drawn from the Israeli component of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). During 2005–2006, 1710 Jews and Arabs completed an inventory of potentially traumatic events and two measures of depressive symptoms: the European Depression scale (Euro-D) and the Adapted Center for Epidemiological Studies—Depression scale (ACES-D). The Euro-D is more detailed in querying cognitions and motivations while the ACES-D is more detailed in querying feelings and social alienation. Results In line with the hypothesis, self-oriented adversity had a positive association with depressive symptoms whereas other-oriented adversity had either no association or an inverse association with depressive symptoms. Sociodemographic characteristics and perceived health were controlled in the multivariate regressions. Conclusions The differential association of self- versus other-oriented adversity with depressive symptoms may be explained in terms of social commitments that are inherent in other-oriented adversity and incompatible with depressive symptoms. The study points to the variations in the symptom compositions represented by the Euro-D and ACES-D, with the latter better capturing the difference between self- and other-oriented adversities.

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Cumulative adversity and depressive symptoms among older adults in Israel: the differential roles of self-oriented versus other-oriented events of potential trauma

Shmotkin

Litwin

2009

Soc Psychiat Epidemiol

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“…Scores range from a low of 0 to a high of 60. The version we used asked for frequency of each depressive symptom in the past month instead of in the past week (Ruskin et al, 1996). Participants who did not complete at least 15 of the 20 items were excluded from the analysis.…”

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The Effect of a Communal Lifestyle on Depressive Symptoms in Late Life

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“…1. depressive symptoms, measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (Radloff 1977), scored as the mean rating of experiencing 20 symptoms in the past month on a scale of 0 (not at all), 1 (sometimes), 2 (most of the time), and 3 (almost every day) (Cronbach's α for the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in the Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Aging Study was .88; Ruskin et al 1996); 2. cognitive impairment, measured using a memory-orientation-concentration scale (Katzman et al 1983) and defined by collapsing the raw score of a respondent's errors into a three-category scale of 0 to 8 errors (no impairment), 9 to 19 errors (some impairment), and 20 to 28 errors (full impairment); 3. cognitive vitality, consisting of an eight-item index representing tasks with cognitive components: having no problem identifying people; being able to write or use small objects; reading a newspaper often; attending movies, restaurants, concerts, or theater often; writing letters often; having no difficulty managing finances; having no difficulty using the telephone; and reported age at last birthday matching official age within one year (Walter-Ginzburg et al 2005) (scored as the mean of the 0 [no] and 1 [yes] response categories, with a higher score indicating higher vitality, ranging from 0 to 1); and 4. current life evaluation, measured by the answer to the question "Is your life today: (1) very difficult, (2) difficult, (3) pretty good, or (4) good? "…”

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A Longitudinal Evaluation of Medication Use Among the Old-Old Population in Israel

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This study examined patterns and predictors of change in medication use among old-old participants (aged 75 to 94 years) in a three-wave national Israeli study. The findings indicated a significant increase in the number of medications on short-term follow-up (3.6 years) and a modest, marginally significant increase in the long term (11.7 years). The number of medications was predicted by predisposing characteristics and baseline needs of physical and mental health, explaining 20% of the variance in the short- and long-term models. Women, married individuals, and those with low perceived health and low depressive symptoms tended to increase their use in the short term, whereas men, low-income individuals, and those with higher comorbidities and low difficulties in instrumental activity of daily living tended to increase their use in the long term. The leveling of medication use found on long-term follow-up highlights the particular dynamics of health behavior and health care practices relating to the old-old population.

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Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Oldest-Old Residents in Israel

Cited by 20 publications

References 28 publications

Cumulative adversity and depressive symptoms among older adults in Israel: the differential roles of self-oriented versus other-oriented events of potential trauma

Cumulative adversity and depressive symptoms among older adults in Israel: the differential roles of self-oriented versus other-oriented events of potential trauma

The Effect of a Communal Lifestyle on Depressive Symptoms in Late Life

A Longitudinal Evaluation of Medication Use Among the Old-Old Population in Israel

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