Psychometric properties of the EURO-D scale of depressive symptomatology: Evidence from SHARE wave 8

Tomás, José M.; Torres, Zaira; Oliver, Amparo; Enrique, Sara; Fernández, Irene

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.06.079

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“…Suicidal ideation was measured with one item from the EURO-D questionnaire ("In the last month, have you felt that you would rather be dead? "; no/ yes; Prince et al, 1999), which has good psychometrics (Tomás et al, 2022). This single-item approach is in accordance with other studies' approaches in this field (O'Dwyer et al, 2021).…”

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Wishing for an end? Longitudinal analysis of suicidal ideation among informal caregivers inside and outside their household in different welfare systems of Europe

Zwar,

König,

Hajek

2023

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Objective: This study examines whether transition to caregiving within or outside the household is associated with changes in suicidal ideation and whether this depends on the type of caregiver relationship, the age or gender of the caregiver, or the welfare system. Design: Longitudinal study. Setting: Ten European countries. Participants: Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe were used (waves 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6) including participants aged ≥40 years (pooled Observations = 171,848). Measurements: Suicidal ideation was measured using the Euro-D scale. Caregiving was measured as care inside and outside the household, and for different recipients. Fixed effects logistic regression analyses, adjusted for health and sociodemographic factors, were used. Results: Transitioning into caregiving inside the household was associated with higher odds of suicidal ideation, in particular if they transitioned into care for partners or parents and within Southern and Bismarckian welfare systems. Transitioning into caregiving outside the household was not associated with suicidal ideation, except among those transitioning into caregiving for non-relatives (higher odds of suicidal ideation), and among male and older caregivers (lower odds of suicidal ideation). Suicide ideation was higher among caregivers in Southern compared to Bismarckian or Scandinavian welfare systems. Conclusion: Informal caregiving is associated with suicidal ideation among caregivers inside but not among all caregivers outside the household. The caregiver’s characteristics, the care relationship, and the welfare system play an important role. Preventing suicidal ideation requires interventions that focus on informal caregivers and consider their individual and contextual factors.

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confidence: 87%

Wishing for an end? Longitudinal analysis of suicidal ideation among informal caregivers inside and outside their household in different welfare systems of Europe

Zwar,

König,

Hajek

2023

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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“…To avoid overlapping in the analysis, we removed these items from the depression scale. The psychometric properties of this scale have been proved in recent validations [58,59], and the internal consistency of the scale was α = 0.66, ω = 0.67 in this analysis.…”

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confidence: 56%

A Biopsychosocial Model Predicting Myocardial Infarction

Tomás,

Oliver,

Torres

et al. 2023

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Myocardial infarction is one of the main causes of death, and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) are always considered when studying it. However, although it is known that other social and psychological variables, and especially frailty, can increase the risk of infarction, their simultaneous effect has not been extensively studied. This study is based on data from the SHARE project (latest wave, Wave 8), with a representative sample of 46,498 participants aged 50 or older (M = 70.40, SD = 9.33), of whom 57.4% were females. Statistical analyses included a full structural equation model that predicts 27% of infarction occurrence and evidences the significant effect of well-being, depression, and social connectedness on frailty. Frailty, in turn, explains 15.5% of the variability of CVRFs. This work supports the need to study these physical, social, and mental health factors together to intervene on frailty and, in turn, improve cardiovascular outcomes.

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“…To determine past depressive symptoms, respondents were asked whether there had been a time or times in their life, when they suffered from symptoms of depression which lasted at least 2 weeks. Baseline depressive symptoms were recorded using the EURO-D scale, with scores ⩾6 being deemed indicative of depression at baseline (Tomás et al ., 2022 ). Respondents were grouped according to their report of depressive symptoms (1) neither in the past nor at baseline, (2) in the past but not a baseline (‘ past depressive symptoms ’) (3) at baseline but not in the past (‘ baseline depressive symptoms ’), (4) both in the past and at baseline (‘ stable depressive symptoms ’).…”

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The role of social deprivation and depression in dementia risk: findings from the longitudinal survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe

Hofbauer

Rodriguez

2023

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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Aims Knowledge on the link of individual social deprivation with dementia is incomplete. We thus aimed to see whether an association with dementia risk can be observed using a recently developed Social Deprivation Index (SoDep Index). Further, as deprivation is related to depression, we investigated the role of depression in the association. Methods We analysed data of 11 623 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) respondents. Social deprivation status was determined by SoDep Index score. Dementia was determined by self-reported diagnosis. Dementia risk by social deprivation status was estimated using Cox proportional hazard models, including relevant covariates (gender, marriage status, chronic conditions). Depressive symptom status was added in a second step. Further, we completed subgroup analyses by social deprivation status and analysed the relevance of depressive symptoms in dementia risk in each deprivation group. In an additional sensitivity analyses we corrected for mortality and used impaired cognitive testing performance as an alternative outcome. Results High (v. low) social deprivation status was associated with an increased dementia risk (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.79 [95% CI 1.31–2.45]) in the Cox analysis adjusted for covariates only. Further adjustment for depressive symptom status indicated a largely direct association between social deprivation status and dementia risk. Moreover, compared to not having experienced depressive symptoms in the past or at baseline, those with past (HR = 1.67 [95% CI 1.23–2.25]), baseline (HR = 1.48 [95% CI 1.04–2.10]) or stable depressive symptoms (HR = 2.96 [95% CI 2.12–4.14]) had an increased dementia risk. The association between stable depressive symptom status and dementia risk was in the high social deprivation subgroup particularly pronounced. Sensitivity analyses replicated results. Conclusions Results add to a growing body of evidence indicating that a public health approach to dementia prevention must address socioeconomic inequity. Results suggest a largely direct association between social deprivation and dementia risk. Adults who experience high social deprivation appear particularly affected by detrimental effects of depressive symptomatology on dementia risk and need intervention.

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Psychometric properties of the EURO-D scale of depressive symptomatology: Evidence from SHARE wave 8

Cited by 11 publications

References 39 publications

Wishing for an end? Longitudinal analysis of suicidal ideation among informal caregivers inside and outside their household in different welfare systems of Europe

Wishing for an end? Longitudinal analysis of suicidal ideation among informal caregivers inside and outside their household in different welfare systems of Europe

A Biopsychosocial Model Predicting Myocardial Infarction

The role of social deprivation and depression in dementia risk: findings from the longitudinal survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe

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