TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Depressive symptom trajectories and associated risks among Korean elderly
JO  - Korean journal of health promotion (2011)
A1  - Nam, IlSung
A1  - Yoon, Hyunsook
SP  - 112
EP  - 120
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - Background    Recent studies conducting changes in depressive symptoms among the elderly reported mixed results. The present study sought to determine if subgroups of elderly Koreans follow distinctive depressive symptom trajectories and the characteristics associated with the depressive symptom trajectories. <br><br>METHODS    Subjects were those who had participated in a longitudinal study of quality of life in older adults. A latent class mixture model was examined to identify the trajectories of depressive symptom changes with time. <br><br>RESULTS    We found four depressive symptom trajectories. Poorer health status, poor economic status, and less social support were risk factors in the high depression group. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS    Early intervention to help elderly individuals manage their health, economic concerns, and social relationships may decrease the risk of high level depression. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Elderly, Depression, Demographic factor.<p />  <p>Language: ko</p>
LA  - ko
SN  - 2234-2141
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2014.14.3.112
ID  - ref1
ER  -