کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4186320 1608178 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Natural course of depressive symptoms in late life. An 8-year population-based prospective study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی روانپزشکی و بهداشت روانی
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Natural course of depressive symptoms in late life. An 8-year population-based prospective study
چکیده انگلیسی

AimsThe aim of the study was to follow the natural course of late-life depressive symptoms within a German population-based study.MethodsWithin the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA 75+), a representative sample of 1265 individuals aged 75 years and older were interviewed every 1.5 years over 8 years. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D, German-specific cut-off score ≥23).ResultsThe incidence of depressive symptoms was 34 per 1000 person-years (95% confidence interval 31–37). In a multivariate regression model, female gender, poor self-rated health status, stroke, risky alcohol consumption, a poor social network, higher number of specialist visits, functional impairment, and CES-D score at baseline were significant risk factors of future depressive symptoms. We observed remission in 60%, an intermittent course in 17% and a chronic course in 23% of the participants. No baseline characteristic distinguished the remission group from the persistently depressed.ConclusionDepressive symptoms in late life are common and highly persistent. In the present study encountered risk factors entailed potentialities for secondary prevention.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders - Volume 142, Issues 1–3, 15 December 2012, Pages 166–171
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