Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms in an Elderly Chinese American Sample

Lam, Robert; Pacala, James T; Smith, Stanley L.

doi:10.1300/j018v17n04_06

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“…In all, 45 studies reported that they excluded individuals with cognitive impairment or a diagnosis of dementia, of which 30 were cross-sectional studies (58.8%) [11,12,17,19,24,30,31,32,33,37,58,59,60,62,63,64,65,66,69,72,73,75,76,77,78,88,89,90,91,92] and 15 were longitudinal studies (68.2%) [2,3,4,8,10,18,20,21,25,26,34,45,46,48,49]. Cognitive function was equally assessed in clinical studies (n = 11) and in community-based studies (n = 12).…”

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“…Cognitive function was equally assessed in clinical studies (n = 11) and in community-based studies (n = 12). The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used in 23 studies [2,8,10,12,17,19,20,25,26,31,32,33,37,48,58,62,66,69,73,78,88,89,90] for exclusion purposes. To exclude participants, the cutoff score for the MMSE varied considerably between the studies, i.e.…”

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Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Sivertsen

Bjørkløf²,

Engedal³

et al. 2015

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

9,474

277

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Background: Depression is a prevalent and disabling condition in older persons (≥60 years) that increases the risk of mortality and negatively influences quality of life (QOL). The relationship between depression, or depressive symptoms, and QOL has been increasingly addressed by research in recent years, but a review that can contribute to a better understanding of this relationship in older persons is lacking. Against this background, we undertook a literature review to assess the relationship between depression and QOL in older persons. Summary: Extensive electronic database searches revealed 953 studies. Of these, 74 studies fulfilled our criteria for inclusion, of which 52 were cross-sectional studies and 22 were longitudinal studies. Thirty-five studies were conducted in a clinical setting, while 39 were community-based epidemiological studies. A clear definition of the QOL concept was described in 25 studies, and 24 different assessment instruments were employed to assess QOL. Depressed older persons had poorer global and generic health-related QOL than nondepressed individuals. An increase in depression severity was associated with a poorer global and generic health-related QOL. The associations appeared to be stable over time and independent of how QOL was assessed. Key Messages: This review found a significant association between severity of depression and poorer QOL in older persons, and the association was found to be stable over time, regardless which assessment instruments for QOL were applied. The lack of a definition of the multidimensional and multilevel concept QOL was common, and the large variety of QOL instruments in various studies make a direct comparison between the studies difficult.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Sivertsen

Bjørkløf²,

Engedal³

et al. 2015

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

9,474

277

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“…A higher score represented a higher level of financial adequacy. Social support has been identified as a significant predictor for reducing depression (Abbott et al 2003;Chou and Chi 1999;Lai 2004a;Lam et al 1997) and was thus included in this study. It was measured by two questions asking the participants to indicate whether they had someone they could trust and confide, and whether there was someone who would give they any help if they were sick or disabled.…”

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Predictors of Depression in Aging South Asian Canadians

Lai

Surood

2007

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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This study examined the prevalence and factors of depression among aging South Asians in Canada. Telephone surveys were conducted with a random sample of aging South Asians aged 55 and above. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to determine the factors of depression, which was measured by an adapted 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. Over one in five (21.4%) participants reported at least a mild level of depression. A stronger agreement with South Asian cultural values was significantly related to a higher probability of being depressed. Physical health variables were the most significant factors after controlling for socio-demographic and culture-related factors. The findings have demonstrated the linkages between the relationships among socio-cultural factors and depression in older South Asians. Mental health interventions should consider the cultural uniqueness of this target population and the service delivery system should ensure that services are known and accessible to the increasingly culturally diverse aging population.

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“…Some, such as Casado and Leung (2001) and Lam, Pacala, and Smith (1997) report lower depression among immigrant Chinese women with greater English usage and acculturation in the United States. However, Tsang, Liamputtong, and Pierson (2004) report that a good quality of life is correlated with strong ties to the ethnic community among older Chinese people in Australia.…”

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The Gendered Nature of Filial Piety — A Study among Chinese Canadians

Chappell

Kusch

2006

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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This paper examines the modern face of filial piety enactment among Chinese families living away from their homeland. It empirically assesses filial piety practices among a random sample of diasporic Chinese Canadians, by studying the role of sons, daughters and spouses in providing assistance with basic activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and perceptions of support; the relative contribution of the traditional Chinese caring unit (son plus daughter-in-law) with assistance provided; whether source of assistance changes when amount of care is taken into account, when the gendered nature of tasks is taken into account and when controlling for other factors in multivariate analyses. N = 2,272 Chinese seniors (age 55+) living in seven cities across Canada. The findings reveal that, among these diasporic Chinese, patterns found in other Chinese societies are evident in their tendency to live with children, even when the spouse is still living, and the involvement of sons and the son/daughter-in-law unit in providing care. However, similar to recent findings for China, daughters and spouses are involved in all 3 areas of support examined and importantly, their involvement increases as more assistance is provided while that from sons decreases, notably in terms of IADL. The participation of daughters-in-law tends to be lower than that of either sons or daughters. The involvement of spouses increases for perceived or emotional support. The findings suggest a blending of Chinese and Canadian patterns of care and are discussed in terms of the changing but still gendered nature of care.

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Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms in an Elderly Chinese American Sample

Cited by 75 publications

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Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Predictors of Depression in Aging South Asian Canadians

The Gendered Nature of Filial Piety — A Study among Chinese Canadians

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