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Depression among elderly Chinese-Canadian immigrants from China's Mainland
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作者 Daniel W.L.Lai 《Chinese Medical Journal》 SCIE CAS CSCD 2004年第5期677-683,共7页
Background This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly immigrants from China's Mainland to Canada and the impact of various psychosocial factors as predictors of the number of depressi... Background This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly immigrants from China's Mainland to Canada and the impact of various psychosocial factors as predictors of the number of depressive symptoms reported by the elderly Chinese immigrants Methods The participants were 444 elderly immigrants who migrated from China's Mainland to Canada They were a part of a random sample of 2272 elderly Chinese living in the communities and took part in a face-to-face interview to answer questions in an orally administrated questionnaire The depressive symptoms of the participants were measured by a Chinese version of the Geriatric Depression Scale Data obtained from the 444 elderly Chinese immigrants was analyzed to assess the impact of various psychosocial factors on the number of depressive symptoms that they reported Results The findings indicated that 23 2% of the elderly immigrants were assessed to have some depressive symptoms When other predicting variables were adjusted, elderly immigrants with more chronic illnesses, less positive attitude towards ageing, poorer physical health, less adequate financial situation, lower level of ethnic identification as Chinese, more service barriers, lower level of life satisfaction, shorter length of residency in Canada and those who lived alone tended to have more depressive symptoms Conclusions The findings indicate that the prevalence rate of depressive symptoms among our elderly immigrant sample is higher than the one reported in a general elderly population While further research is recommended to examine the reasons for such a difference, culturally appropriate health services, including health promotion programs, should be promoted to reduce mental health disparities 展开更多
关键词 elderly Chinese depression elderly immigrants mental health geriatric depression scale
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