TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Association between depression and socio-economic status among community-dwelling elderly in Japan: The Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES)
JO  - Health and place
A1  - Murata, Chiyoe
A1  - Kondo, Katsunori
A1  - Hirai, Hiroshi
A1  - Ichida, Yukinobu
A1  - Ojima, Toshiyuki
SP  - 406
EP  - 414
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - This study investigated the prevalence of depression by area and socio-economic status (SES). Study participants were 32,891 Japanese elderly aged 65 and over who responded to a postal survey conducted in 15 municipalities in 2003. Depression was assessed using a short version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). SES was measured using years of education and income adjusted for family size. After adjustment for age, illness, higher level of activities of daily living, sex, marital status, and self-rated health, depression was still significantly associated with lower SES and residential area. Further research should also examine the area effect on health.<p />
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SN  - 1353-8292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -