@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of depressive symptoms and related risk factors for depressive symptoms among elderly persons living in a rural Japanese community: a cross-sectional study",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2007",
author="Kaneko, Yoshihiro and Motohashi, Y. and Sasaki, H. and Yamaji, Masako",
volume="43",
number="6",
pages="583-590",
abstract="To clarify the prevalence of depression in a rural community in Japan and to evaluate the social and familial risk factors for depression, with the goal of suicide prevention, a questionnaire survey was conducted on a total of 2,763 elderly persons. The determined prevalence of depressive symptoms (Zung's self-rated depression scale score of 50 points or more) was 10.4%. Logistic regression analysis showed associations between depressive symptoms and age, absence of a friendly companion, irritation with one's family, frequent loneliness, the opinion that stress has a large impact on one's life, suicide ideation, and poor subjective physical and mental health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-007-9096-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-007-9096-5"
}