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Patrick RE, Dickinson RA, Gentry MT, Kim JU, Oberlin LE, Park S, Principe JL, Teixeira AL, Weisenbach SL. Treatment resistant late-life depression: A narrative review of psychosocial risk factors, non-pharmacological interventions, and the role of clinical phenotyping. J Affect Disord 2024; 356:145-154. [PMID: 38593940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Treatment resistant depression (TRD) is a subset of major depressive disorder (MDD) in which symptoms do not respond to front line therapies. In older adults, the assessment and treatment of TRD is complicated by psychosocial risk factors unique to this population, as well as a relative paucity of research. METHODS Narrative review aimed at (1) defining TRLLD for clinical practice and research; (2) describing psychosocial risk factors; (3) reviewing psychological and non-pharmacological treatments; (4) discussing the role of clinical phenotyping for personalized treatment; and (5) outlining research priorities. RESULTS Our definition of TRLLD centers on response to medication and neuromodulation in primary depressive disorders. Psychosocial risk factors include trauma and early life adversity, chronic physical illness, social isolation, personality, and barriers to care. Promising non-pharmacological treatments include cognitive training, psychotherapy, and lifestyle interventions. The utility of clinical phenotyping is highlighted by studies examining the impact of comorbidities, symptom dimensions (e.g., apathy), and structural/functional brain changes. LIMITATIONS There is a relative paucity of TRLLD research. This limits the scope of empirical data from which to derive reliable patterns and complicates efforts to evaluate the literature quantitatively. CONCLUSIONS TRLLD is a complex disorder that demands further investigation given our aging population. While this review highlights the promising breadth of TRLLD research to date, more research is needed to help elucidate, for example, the optimal timing for implementing risk mitigation strategies, the value of collaborative care approaches, specific treatment components associated with more robust response, and phenotyping to help inform treatment decisions.
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- Regan E Patrick
- Department of Neuropsychology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States of America; Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
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- Department of Neuropsychology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States of America; Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America; AdventHealth Research Institute, Neuroscience, Orlando, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UT Health Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Neuropsychology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States of America; Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Hawes FM, Tavares JL, Ronneberg CR, Miller EA. The Effects of Religiosity on Depression Trajectories After Widowhood. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2024; 88:1240-1257. [PMID: 35139669 DOI: 10.1177/00302228211051509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This longitudinal study analyzed data from the 2006-2016 waves of the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Trajectories of depression among older adults ≥ 50 years (N = 1254) were examined over time to explore patterns of depression among those entering widowhood and the potential impact of religiosity on depressive symptoms during various stages of widowhood. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis was used to examine the association between widowhood and depression and the role of religiosity as a moderator of this association. Older adults experienced a statistically significant increase in depressive symptomology after the onset of widowhood, and depressive symptomology decreased post widowhood, but did not return to pre-widowhood levels. Additionally, high religious service attendance and higher intrinsic religiosity were both associated with lower depressive symptomology. High religious service attendance moderated the relationship between widowhood and depression among widowed older adults living alone.
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- Frances M Hawes
- Health Care Administration Department, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, USA
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- LeadingAge LTSS Center, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Gerontology and Gerontology Institute. University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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Rep C, Peyre H, Sánchez-Rico M, Blanco C, Dosquet M, Schuster JP, Limosin F, Hoertel N. Contributing factors to heterogeneity in the timing of the onset of major depressive episode: Results from a national study. J Affect Disord 2022; 299:585-595. [PMID: 34952114 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION It remains unclear whether specific clinical factors contribute to heterogeneity in the timing of the onset of major depression. METHODS Using a nationally representative US adult sample, the second wave of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, we compared the characteristics of 5 different groups of patients defined by their age at onset: (i) before 18 years, (ii) between 18 and 34 years, (iii) between 35 and 44 years, (iv) between 45 and 59 years, and (v) 60 years or older. Specifically, we examined parental history of psychiatric disorders, history of childhood maltreatment experiences, sociodemographic characteristics, lifetime psychiatric disorders, and psychiatric disorders that occurred before the first major depressive episode (MDE). RESULTS Compared with first MDE occurring between 18 and 34 years, first MDE before 18 years was more strongly associated with childhood maltreatment and family history of psychiatric disorders, and less strongly linked to prior lifetime psychiatric disorders, whereas first MDE occurring at 60 years and older was more strongly associated with widowhood and a prior lifetime history of generalized anxiety disorder. LIMITATIONS Associations found cannot be interpzreted as causal relationships due to study design and the risk of recall bias. CONCLUSION Our results suggest substantial age differences in risk factors for first MDE. Improving early detection and treatment of major depression and other psychiatric disorders, and preventing childhood maltreatment may have broad benefits to reduce the burden of MDE at all ages.
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- Cécile Rep
- Centre Ressource Régional de Psychiatrie du Sujet Agé (CRRPSA), Service de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie de l'adulte et du sujet âgé, DMU Psychiatrie et Addictologie, AP-HP.Centre-Université de Paris.
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert Debré Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Paris, France; Cognitive Sciences and Psycholinguistic Laboratory, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
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- Centre Ressource Régional de Psychiatrie du Sujet Agé (CRRPSA), Service de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie de l'adulte et du sujet âgé, DMU Psychiatrie et Addictologie, AP-HP.Centre-Université de Paris; Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Centre Ressource Régional de Psychiatrie du Sujet Agé (CRRPSA), Service de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie de l'adulte et du sujet âgé, DMU Psychiatrie et Addictologie, AP-HP.Centre-Université de Paris
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- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly, Switzerland
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- Centre Ressource Régional de Psychiatrie du Sujet Agé (CRRPSA), Service de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie de l'adulte et du sujet âgé, DMU Psychiatrie et Addictologie, AP-HP.Centre-Université de Paris; Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université de Paris, Paris, France; Inserm U1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, Paris, France
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- Centre Ressource Régional de Psychiatrie du Sujet Agé (CRRPSA), Service de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie de l'adulte et du sujet âgé, DMU Psychiatrie et Addictologie, AP-HP.Centre-Université de Paris; Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université de Paris, Paris, France; Inserm U1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, Paris, France
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Effect of Spousal Loss on Depression in Older Adults: Impacts of Time Passing, Living Arrangement, and Spouse's Health Status before Death. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182413032. [PMID: 34948641 PMCID: PMC8700949 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182413032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In addition to increasing the mortality among older adults, spousal death (SD) increases their risk of depression. This study explored the factors affecting depression among widowed older adults to provide health care strategies for successful aging. A total of 710 adults older than 60 years completed a questionnaire before and after their spouses’ deaths. The survey data included age, sex, ethnic group, education level, financial station socioeconomic status, SD (including time point), smoking status, alcohol consumption, self-rated health status, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score, mobility, and degree of support from relatives and friends. The proportion of participants with depression after SD was 1.7 times that of before SD (p < 0.0001). Worsened mobility (odds ratio [OR] = 1.3, p < 0.01), low self-rated health status (OR = 0.5, p < 0.01), and a high degree of support from relatives and friends (OR = 1.5, p < 0.01) had a significant positive correlation with depression after SD. The proportion of depression that occurred within 6 months after SD was 6.0 times higher than that of depression before SD. Participants who lived alone after losing their spouses who were healthy before their deaths exhibited a significantly increased proportion of depression after their spouses’ deaths. Male sex, spouse’s health, and the period of 6 months after SD are risk factors for depression in older adults. The maintenance of mobility, positive self-rated health status, and a shorter period of depression after a spouse’s death result in more favorable adaptability among women. Social workers or family members should focus on older adults whose spouses died unexpectedly or within the last 6 months. Living with family members after SD can alleviate depression in older adults.
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Unmet care needs in the oldest old with social loss experiences: results of a representative survey. BMC Geriatr 2020; 20:416. [PMID: 33081693 PMCID: PMC7576733 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01822-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Loss experiences such as the loss of a spouse, a close relative or significant others become more likely in old age and may be strongly related to specific unmet health care needs. These unmet needs may often remain undetected and undertreated followed by a negative impact on well-being and social role functioning. The present study aims at exploring the relationship between loss experiences and specific unmet care needs in old age. Methods As part of the study „Need assessment in the oldest old: application, psychometric examination and establishment of the German version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE)”, the adapted German version of the CANE was used in a population-representative telephone survey in a sample of 988 individuals aged 75+ years. Loss experiences within the last 12 months were assessed within the structured telephone survey. Descriptive and interferential statistical analyses were run in order to examine the association between loss experiences and occurring unmet care needs. Results Overall, 29.7% of the oldest old reported at least one social loss with other relatives losses being the most frequent (12.5%), followed by non-family losses (10.7%). A significant relationship between loss experiences and a higher number of unmet care needs was observed, especially for close family losses. Other risk factors for unmet care needs were age, marital status, depression, social support and morbidity. Conclusions This study provides, for the first time in Germany, data on the association between loss experiences and unmet needs. These findings may substantially contribute to the development of loss-specific interventions, effective treatment and health care planning for the bereaved elderly.
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Verma M, Grover S, Tripathy JP, Singh T, Nagaraja SB, Kathirvel S, Singh G, Nehra R. Co-existing Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Illnesses Amongst the Elderly in Punjab, India. EUROPEAN ENDOCRINOLOGY 2019; 15:106-112. [PMID: 31616502 PMCID: PMC6785953 DOI: 10.17925/ee.2019.15.2.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background: There is scant literature from India assessing the burden of mental disorders among elderly patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) among the elderly population with diabetes and/or hypertension and risk factors for psychiatric morbidity. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted between September-December 2017 by using a semi-structured questionnaire amongst an elderly population (n=320), who were attending an NCD clinic in a rural district in the northern state of Punjab, India. The Geriatric Depression Scale (30-item) and GAD-7 scale were used to assess depression and GAD. Result: Depression was found in 58.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 52.6-63.4%) of the study participants; of whom, 34.1% had severe depression. The proportion of GAD was found to be 38.7% (95% CI 33.6-44.2%), with 19.7% scoring in the severe range. Both GAD and depression was found in 37.8% (95% CI 32.7-43.2%). Female gender, nuclear family, being single/separated/divorced/widowed, low-income status and comorbid NCDs (especially hypertension) were found to be risk factors associated with depression and GAD. Conclusion: NCDs with co-morbid mental illness are a growing public health problem amongst the elderly population of the country. The NCD programme should make immediate efforts to provide mental-health care as part of a holistic care package to elderly with NCDs.
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- Madhur Verma
- Department of Community Medicine, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal, Haryana, India.,Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, The Union South East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.,International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.,Department of Community Medicine, AIIMS Nagpur, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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The association of time since spousal loss and depression in widowhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2019; 54:781-792. [PMID: 30887075 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01680-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the association of the prevalence of depression and time since spousal loss in widowed people. METHODS The databases MEDLINE, Embase and PsycInfo were searched (May 2017) for papers reporting on time since spousal loss in widowed people and the prevalence of common mental disorders. A systematic review was conducted according to MOOSE guidelines. Random effects meta-analyses of the prevalence of depression were conducted by intervals of time since spousal loss. RESULTS The literature search identified 12,982 studies of which 22 were eligible for inclusion in the systematic review. Of these, 14 were furthermore eligible for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The summary estimates found in the meta-analysis for the prevalence of depression in the intervals of time since spousal loss were: ≤ 1 month: 38.2% (21.9-55.8%); > 1 month to 3 months: 25.0% (17.3-33.5%); > 3 months to 6 months: 23.1% (18.0-28.7%); > 6 months to 12 months: 19.4% (15.2-24.0%); > 12 months to 18 months: 11.1% (5.3-18.7%); > 18 months to 24 months: 15.2% (12.3-18.2%); > 24 months to 60 months: 10.5% (4.3-18.5%). CONCLUSION Widowhood is associated with a high prevalence of depression and the study identifies a population group needing special attention in daily clinical practice. The prevalence is highest in the first month of widowhood, however, continues to be high at least 5 years into widowhood.
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Cattelani L, Murri MB, Chesani F, Chiari L, Bandinelli S, Palumbo P. Risk Prediction Model for Late Life Depression: Development and Validation on Three Large European Datasets. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2018; 23:2196-2204. [PMID: 30507519 DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2018.2884079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Assessing the risk to develop a specific disease is the first step towards prevention, both at individual and population levels. The development and validation of risk prediction models (RPMs) is the norm within different fields of medicine but still underused in psychiatry, despite the global impact of mental disorders. In particular, there is a lack of RPMs to assess the risk of developing depression, the first worldwide cause of disability and harbinger of functional decline in old age. We present the depression risk assessment tool DRAT-up, the first prospective RPM to identify late-life depression among community-dwelling subjects aged 60-75. The development of DRAT-up was based on appraisal of relevant literature, extraction of robust risk estimates, and integration into model parameters. A unique feature is the ability to estimate risk even in the presence of missing values. To assess the properties of DRAT-up, a validation study was conducted on three European cohorts, namely, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, the Invecchiare nel Chianti, and the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, with 20 206, 1359, and 3124 eligible samples, respectively. The model yielded accurate risk estimation in the three datasets from a small number of predictors. The Brier scores were 0.054, 0.133, and 0.041, respectively, while the values of area under the curve (AUC) were 0.761, 0.736, and 0.768, respectively. Sensitivity analyses suggest robustness to missing values: setting any individual feature to unknown caused the Brier scores to increase by 0.004 and the AUCs to decrease by 0.045 in the worst cases. DRAT-up can be readily used for clinical purposes and to aid policy-making in the field of mental health.
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Wu CY, Terhorst L, Karp JF, Skidmore ER, Rodakowski J. Trajectory of Disability in Older Adults With Newly Diagnosed Diabetes: Role of Elevated Depressive Symptoms. Diabetes Care 2018; 41:2072-2078. [PMID: 30072401 PMCID: PMC6150429 DOI: 10.2337/dc18-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We examined whether the trajectory of disability differed between older adults with and without elevated depressive symptoms before and after the onset of diabetes mellitus (DM) over 10 years (2004-2014) and explored difficulties in basic and instrumental activities of daily living between the two groups. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A generalized linear mixed-model analysis was conducted using five waves (8th-12th) of Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data. We included 419 older adults who self-reported new DM diagnosis within the previous 2 years and used the Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale to measure elevated depressive symptoms. Disability was measured by 10 items defined in the HRS data set. RESULTS The trajectory of disability differed between older adults with and without elevated depressive symptoms after newly diagnosed DM over time. Significant and clinically meaningful between-group differences were found in disability after the onset of DM (waves 10 and 11) but not before the onset of DM (waves 8 and 9). Among older adults with elevated depressive symptoms, disability at pre-DM waves (8 and 9) was significantly less than post-DM waves (10-12). Difficulties with shopping, walking, and dressing were mostly reported by older adults with elevated depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Older adults with newly diagnosed DM and elevated depressive symptoms have a clinically meaningful and faster disablement trajectory than those without elevated depressive symptoms. Future interventions may take an indicated approach to disability prevention in older adults with newly diagnosed DM, especially in those with a change in depression severity.
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- Chao-Yi Wu
- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA.,Clinical and Translational Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.,Department of Health and Community Systems, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA.,Clinical and Translational Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.,Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA.,Clinical and Translational Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Lee HY, Yu CP, Wu CD, Pan WC. The Effect of Leisure Activity Diversity and Exercise Time on the Prevention of Depression in the Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents of Taiwan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:E654. [PMID: 29614768 PMCID: PMC5923696 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15040654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Previous studies have confirmed that activity participation is beneficial to mental health, but few studies focus on older adults' depression. Based on the theory of social integration, this study examined the effects of leisure activity diversity and exercise time on depression in late adulthood. Subjects in the 2011 Survey of Health and Living Status of the Middle-Aged and Elderly in Taiwan were extracted. A series of logistic regressions were conducted to discern factors related to the odds of having depression. Among study subjects (N = 3727; age ≥ 58), 20.9% indicated an inclination of having depression (CESD-10 score ≥ 8). This study found that participating in diverse leisure activities and longer exercise time decreases older adults' risk of having depression. Additionally, the results confirmed that depression is positively correlated with chronic diseases. Consequently, efforts should be continually spent on encouraging older adults' participation in activities to reduce the prevalence of depression.
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- Hsiao-Yun Lee
- School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Department of Forestry and Nature Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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Siflinger B. The Effect of Widowhood on Mental Health - an Analysis of Anticipation Patterns Surrounding the Death of a Spouse. HEALTH ECONOMICS 2017; 26:1505-1523. [PMID: 27747997 DOI: 10.1002/hec.3443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study explores the effects of widowhood on mental health by taking into account the anticipation and adaptation to the partner's death. The empirical analysis uses representative panel data from the USA that are linked to administrative death records of the National Death Index. I estimate static and dynamic specifications of the panel probit model in which unobserved heterogeneity is modeled with correlated random effects. I find strong anticipation effects of the partner's death on the probability of depression, implying that the partner's death event cannot be assumed to be exogenous in econometric models. In the absence of any anticipation effects, the partner's death has long-lasting mental health consequences, leading to a significantly slower adaptation to widowhood. The results suggest that both anticipation effects and adaptation effects can be attributed to a caregiver burden and to the cause of death. The findings of this study have important implications for designing adequate social policies for the elderly US population that alleviate the negative consequences of bereavement. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Bettina Siflinger
- Department of Economics, SFB 884 "Political Economy of Reforms" University of Mannheim, Germany
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Domingue BW, Liu H, Okbay A, Belsky DW. Genetic Heterogeneity in Depressive Symptoms Following the Death of a Spouse: Polygenic Score Analysis of the U.S. Health and Retirement Study. Am J Psychiatry 2017; 174:963-970. [PMID: 28335623 PMCID: PMC5610918 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Experience of stressful life events is associated with risk of depression. Yet many exposed individuals do not become depressed. A controversial hypothesis is that genetic factors influence vulnerability to depression following stress. This hypothesis is often tested with a "diathesis-stress" model, in which genes confer excess vulnerability. The authors tested an alternative formulation of this model: genes may buffer against depressogenic effects of life stress. METHOD The hypothesized genetic buffer was measured using a polygenic score derived from a published genome-wide association study of subjective well-being. The authors tested whether married older adults who had higher polygenic scores were less vulnerable to depressive symptoms following the death of their spouse compared with age-matched peers who had also lost their spouse and who had lower polygenic scores. Data were analyzed from 8,588 non-Hispanic white adults in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a population-representative longitudinal study of older adults in the United States. RESULTS HRS adults with higher well-being polygenic scores experienced fewer depressive symptoms during follow-up. Those who survived the death of their spouses (N=1,647) experienced a sharp increase in depressive symptoms following the death and returned toward baseline over the following 2 years. Having a higher well-being polygenic score buffered against increased depressive symptoms following a spouse's death. CONCLUSIONS The effects were small, and the clinical relevance is uncertain, although polygenic score analyses may provide clues to behavioral pathways that can serve as therapeutic targets. Future studies of gene-environment interplay in depression may benefit from focus on genetics discovered for putative protective factors.
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- School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati
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- Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Vrije Universiteit, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Erasmus University Rotterdam Institute for Behavior and Biology, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University Social Science Research Institute, Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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A Dual Process Model of Bereavement, which considers the impact of loss- and restoration-oriented variables on widowers' levels of well-being, is tested on 200 widowed men during the second year of bereavement. Those who were widowed less than 500 days exhibited significantly more negative affect, less positive affect, and lower well-being that those widowed more than 500 days. Multiple regression analyses revealed that both loss and restoration variables were important throughout bereavement. Loss variables influenced negative affect and were especially critical during the early stages. Restoration variables significantly affected positive affect and had greater impact on the later bereaved. The results support a dual process model of bereavement, but also suggest that certain events, such as circumstances of death, are more important during early bereavement while reinvestment activities, such as dating, become relevant later. Some circumstances, such as a wife's suffering, have prolonged effects.
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Quach LT, Burr JA. Arthritis, Depression, and Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study. J Appl Gerontol 2016; 37:1133-1149. [PMID: 27178205 DOI: 10.1177/0733464816646683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The aims of this study were to examine the association between different types of arthritis and falls and to investigate whether clinically significant depression symptoms (CSDS) moderate these relationships. The study used nationally representative data from the 2008 Health and Retirement Study ( n = 7,715, M age = 75, 62% female, and 90% White). Among the respondents, 42% experienced at least one fall during the previous 2 years. About one third had some form of arthritis: 22% osteoarthritis (OA), 4.8% rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 2.3% both OA and RA, and 7.9% with other arthritis types. About one fifth of respondents had CSDS. OA and CSDS are associated with the odds of falling (17% and 29%, respectively), adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle, health conditions, and psychiatric medications. There was no statistically significant interaction between types of arthritis and CSDS. Health care providers should pay attention to managing arthritis, especially OA, and CSDS to prevent falls among older adults.
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- Lien T Quach
- 1 University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA.,2 VA Boston Healthcare System, MA, USA
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Montano SA, Lewey JH, O'Toole SK, Graves D. Reliability generalization of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG). DEATH STUDIES 2015; 40:256-262. [PMID: 26678274 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2015.1129370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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While grief is a universal experience, this phenomenon is experienced in a variety of ways largely dependent upon one's cultural schema. To consider the potential problems inherent in generalizing the results of an assessment tool across cultures, this study explores the notion of generalizability in assessment by evaluating the reliability of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) using a meta-analytic technique called reliability generalization. The TRIG demonstrated strong reliability with mean Cronbach's alphas of .90 and .82 for the present and past subscales, respectively. Overall, the TRIG, especially the present subscale, appears to produce reliable scores even across cultures.
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- Samuel A Montano
- a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program , California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University , Fresno , CA , USA
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- a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program , California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University , Fresno , CA , USA
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- a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program , California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University , Fresno , CA , USA
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- b Clinical Psychology Private Practice , Fresno , CA , USA
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Siegle GJ, D'Andrea W, Jones N, Hallquist MN, Stepp SD, Fortunato A, Morse JQ, Pilkonis PA. Prolonged physiological reactivity and loss: Association of pupillary reactivity with negative thinking and feelings. Int J Psychophysiol 2015; 98:310-320. [PMID: 26143740 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Prolonged psychophysiological reactions to negative information have long been associated with negative thinking and feeling. This association is operationalized in the RDoC negative affect construct of loss, which is nominally indexed by prolonged physiological reactivity, cognitive loss-related constructs such as rumination and guilt, and more feeling-related constructs such as sadness, crying, and anhedonia. These associations have not been tested explicitly. If thinking and feeling aspects of loss reflect different physiological mechanisms, as might be suggested by their putative neurobiology, different intervention pathways might be suggested. Here we examined the extent to which self-reported negative thinking and feeling constructs were associated with prolonged pupillary reactivity following negative words and a subsequent cognitive distractor in a diverse heterogeneously diagnosed sample of N=84 participants. We also considered indices of abuse and variables associated with borderline personality disorder as possible moderators. Consistently, feeling-related negative affect constructs were related to prolonged pupillary reactivity during the distractor after a negative stimulus whereas thinking-related constructs were not. These data suggest that people who have sustained physiological reactions to emotional stimuli may be more strongly characterized by non-linguistic negative feelings than explicit cognitions related to loss. Sustained physiological reactions could reflect efforts to regulate feeling states. In contrast to cognitive and affective variables, abuse was associated with decreased physiological reactivity, consistent with decreased neural engagement. Interventions that target mechanisms underlying feelings and their regulation may be more mechanistically specific to sustained reactivity than those which directly address cognitions.
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- Greg J Siegle
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States.
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States
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- Holly G Prigerson
- Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, Cornell University, New York, New York2Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, Cornell University, New York, New York2Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Older adults with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) experience greater risk for comorbid depression compared to those who do not have DM. Undetected, untreated or under-treated depression impinges an individual's ability to manage their DM successfully, hinders their adherence to treatment regime, and undermines provider-patient relationships. Thus, in the context of caring for older adults with DM, comorbid depression presents special challenges and opportunities for clinicians. In this article, we summarize the clinical presentation of late-life depression, potential mechanisms of comorbidity of depression and DM, importance of depression in the successful management of DM, and available best practice models for depression treatment.
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- Mijung Park
- Department of Health and Community Systems, University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 3500 Victoria Street, 421 Victoria Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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- NIMH Center of Excellence in Late Life Depression Prevention and Treatment, Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, Aging Institute of UPMC Senior Services and University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582, USA
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Risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age: a population-based cohort study with a 5-year follow-up. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2014; 49:831-9. [PMID: 24100915 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0771-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Depressive disorders are common among the very old, but insufficiently studied. The present study aims to identify risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age. METHODS The present study is based on the GERDA project, a population-based cohort study of people aged ≥85 years (n = 567), with 5 years between baseline and follow-up. Factors associated with the development of depressive disorders according to DSM-IV criteria at follow-up were analysed by means of a multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS At baseline, depressive disorders were present in 32.3 % of the participants. At follow-up, 69 % of those with baseline depressive disorders had died. Of the 49 survivors, 38 still had depressive disorders. Of the participants without depressive disorders at baseline, 25.5 % had developed depressive disorders at follow-up. Baseline factors independently associated with new cases of depressive disorders after 5 years were hypertension, a history of stroke and 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale score at baseline. CONCLUSIONS The present study supports the earlier findings that depressive disorders among the very old are common, chronic and malignant. Mild depressive symptoms as indicated by GDS-15 score and history of stroke or hypertension seem to be important risk factors for incident depressive disorders in very old age.
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Characteristics of the bereavement experience of older persons after spousal loss: An integrative review. Int J Nurs Stud 2013; 50:1108-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Depression in the spousally bereaved elderly: correlations with subjective sleep measures. DEPRESSION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2013; 2013:409538. [PMID: 23634298 PMCID: PMC3619539 DOI: 10.1155/2013/409538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Complaints of poor sleep and symptoms of depression are likely to coexist in the spousally bereaved elderly. This study was concerned with the correlation between depressive symptoms and various measures of subjectively reported sleep using questionnaire and diary instruments in 38 bereaved seniors (60y+). Correlations between the sleep measures and days since loss and grief intensity were also calculated. All sleep disruption measures correlated significantly with depression score, but only sleep duration correlated with grief intensity, and no sleep measure correlated with days since loss. Therapies which address both sleep and depression are likely to be of benefit to bereaved seniors.
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OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between age and risk for depression among the old and the oldest old. Method MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library database were used to identify potential studies. The studies were divided into cross-sectional and longitudinal subsets. For each study, the numbers of the total participants, cases (for cross-sectional study), or incident cases (for longitudinal study) of depression in each age group were extracted and entered into Review Manager 4.2 software. Qualitative meta-analyses of cross-sectional studies and of longitudinal studies were performed. For prevalence and incidence rates of depression, odds risk (OR) and relative risk (RR) were calculated, respectively. RESULTS The qualitative meta-analyses showed that, compared with younger participants (above vs. below 65 years, above vs. below 70 years, above vs. below 75 years, and above vs. below 80 years), older age groups had a significantly higher risk for depression. (All of the ORs and RRs were significant.) Compared with participants aged 55-89, those aged above 90 years had no higher risk for depression. (Neither the OR nor the RR was significant.) CONCLUSIONS Despite the methodological limitations of this meta-analysis, older age appears to be an important risk factor for depression in the general elderly population (aged below 80 years), but not in the oldest population (aged above 85 years).
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Holm AL, Severinsson E. Systematic review of the emotional state and self-management of widows. Nurs Health Sci 2012; 14:109-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00656.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hauksdóttir A, Valdimarsdóttir U, Fürst CJ, Steineck G. Long-term mental health of men who lose a wife to cancer--a population-based follow-up. Psychooncology 2011; 22:352-61. [PMID: 22069225 DOI: 10.1002/pon.2096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the long-term risk of psychological morbidity for men after losing a wife to cancer. A further aim of the study was to investigate if being in a new relationship at the time of follow-up affects the risk of psychological morbidity. METHOD In a population-based cohort study, we collected data from 907 men in Sweden who lost a wife to cancer in the breast, ovary or colon 4-5 years earlier. A control group of 330 married men was also included. RESULTS Six hundred ninety-one of the widowers (76%) and 262 of the controls (79%) answered a questionnaire. Widowers in a new relationship had a similar risk of psychological morbidity compared with a control group of married men. However, compared with widowers in a new relationship, single widowers reported increased risks of (among other symptoms) the following: depression (RR 2.2, confidence interval [CI] 1.5-3.2), anxiety (RR 1.6, CI 1.1-2.5) emotional numbness (RR 2.2, CI 1.7-2.8), and waking up at night with anxiety (RR 2.2, CI 1.4-3.7). CONCLUSIONS Men who lost a wife to cancer in Sweden in 2000 or 2001 and are single 4-5 years later have increased risks of psychological morbidity, both compared with widowers who are in a new relationship at the time of follow-up and with married men. Further scientific effort is needed for improved understanding of the most likely underlying mechanisms; that is, that enhanced emotional support of a new relationship after the loss of a wife protects against psychological morbidity, or alternatively, that the healthiest widowers enter a new relationship.
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- Arna Hauksdóttir
- Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Yan XY, Huang SM, Huang CQ, Wu WH, Qin Y. Marital Status and Risk for Late Life Depression: A Meta-Analysis of the Published Literature. J Int Med Res 2011; 39:1142-54. [PMID: 21986116 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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This study assessed the relationship between marital status and the risk for depression in people ≥ 55 years old. Using the Medline™, EMBASE™ and Cochrane Library databases, clinical studies that published data on the association between marital status and risk of depression among individuals aged ≥ 55 years were identified. A quantitative meta-analysis of 24 cross-sectional and eight longitudinal studies was performed. Compared with married elderly people, unmarried elderly people had a higher risk for depression (odds ratio [OR], 1.55; relative risk [RR], 1.36). Compared with married elderly people, the widowed elderly people (OR 1.49; RR 1.71), divorced people (RR 2.14) and never-married people (OR 1.32) had a higher risk for depression. Among elderly unmarried people, widowed people had a higher risk for depression than those who never married (OR 1.51). In conclusion, being unmarried was an important risk factor for depression in elderly people.
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- X-Y Yan
- Department of Nephrology, The West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Mianyang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Hoppmann CA, Gerstorf D, Hibbert A. Spousal associations between functional limitation and depressive symptom trajectories: Longitudinal findings from the study of Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). Health Psychol 2011; 30:153-62. [PMID: 21401249 DOI: 10.1037/a0022094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine spousal associations between functional limitation and depressive symptom trajectories in a national sample of older long-term married couples. DESIGN We used 14.5-year longitudinal data on functional limitations and depressive symptoms from 1,704 couples participating in the Study of Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Activities of daily living and a short version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale were used. RESULTS Between-person difference findings corroborate previous research by showing that levels and changes in functional limitations and depressive symptoms are closely interrelated among wives and husbands. Our results further demonstrate sizable associations in levels and changes in functional limitations and depressive symptoms between spouses. For example, functional limitation levels in one spouse were associated with depressive symptom levels in the other spouse. Spousal associations remained after controlling for individual (age, education, cognition) and spousal covariates (marriage duration, number of children) and did not differ between women and men. CONCLUSION Our findings highlight the important role of marital relationships in shaping health trajectories in old age because they show that some of the well-documented between-person differences in functional limitations and depressive symptoms are in fact related to spouses.
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- Christiane A Hoppmann
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4.
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Kaji T, Mishima K, Kitamura S, Enomoto M, Nagase Y, Li L, Kaneita Y, Ohida T, Nishikawa T, Uchiyama M. Relationship between late-life depression and life stressors: large-scale cross-sectional study of a representative sample of the Japanese general population. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2010; 64:426-34. [PMID: 20492557 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02097.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AIM The purpose of the present study was to clarify the relationship between late-life depression and daily life stress in a representative sample of 10 969 Japanese subjects. METHODS Data on 10 969 adults aged > or =50 who participated in the Active Survey of Health and Welfare in 2000, were analyzed. The self-administered questionnaire included items on 21 reasons for life stressors and the magnitude of stress, as well as the Japanese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The relationship between the incidence of life stressors and mild-moderate (D(16)) and severe (D(26)) depressive symptoms was examined using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 21.9% of subjects had D(16) symptoms, and 9.3% had D(26) symptoms. Further, increased age and being female were associated with more severe depressive state. Logistic regression analysis indicated that the strongest relationship between both the incidence of D(16) and D(26) symptoms and life stressors stemmed from 'having no one to talk to' (odds ratio = 3.3 and 5.0, respectively). Late-life depression was also associated with 'loss of purpose in life', 'separation/divorce', 'having nothing to do', 'health/illness/care of self', and 'debt'. CONCLUSION There is a relationship between late-life depression and diminished social relationships, experiences involving loss of purpose in life or human relationships, and health problems in the Japanese general population.
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- Tatsuhiko Kaji
- Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Gataric G, Kinsel B, Currie BG, Lawhorne LW. Reflections on the Under-Researched Topic of Grief in Persons With Dementia: A Report From a Symposium on Grief and Dementia. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2010; 27:567-74. [DOI: 10.1177/1049909110371315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This article describes a symposium about the clinical challenges of providing care to persons with dementia and their families. The plenary session addressed the bereavement process in the general older adult population, neurocognitive processes that alter the grief process in persons with dementia, and therapeutic approaches to support grieving persons in different stages of dementia. Participants from diverse health care disciplines met in small groups to identify (1) current responses to persons with dementia and their families who experience a loss; (2) barriers to providing effective responses; and (3) possible interventions to improve care. Two general types of interventions emerged: practical/agency support and spiritual/affective engagement.
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- Gordana Gataric
- Department of Geriatrics, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA,
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- Department of Social Work, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA
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The past several decades have witnessed unidimensional decline models of aging give way to life-span developmental models that consider how specific processes and strategies facilitate adaptive aging. In part, this shift was provoked by the stark contrast between findings that clearly demonstrate decreased biological, physiological, and cognitive capacity and those suggesting that people are generally satisfied in old age and experience relatively high levels of emotional well-being. In recent years, this supposed "paradox" of aging has been reconciled through careful theoretical analysis and empirical investigation. Viewing aging as adaptation sheds light on resilience, well-being, and emotional distress across adulthood.
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- Susan T Charles
- Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine, California 96297, USA.
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Noda T, Ojima T, Hayasaka S, Hagihara A, Takayanagi R, Nobutomo K. The health impact of remarriage behavior on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the US longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health 2009; 9:412. [PMID: 19912659 PMCID: PMC2781819 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Accepted: 11/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major disease among adults, and its deterioration was reported to be associated with psychological imbalance. Meanwhile, bereavement and divorce have proven harmful to the health status of a surviving spouse. But few studies have been conducted to evaluate the remedial effect on survivors' health outcome by remarriage after bereavement. The present study thus examined the associations between remarriage and the onset of COPD. Methods Our cohort was drawn from Health and Retirement Study participants in the United States, and consisted of 2676 subjects who were divorced or bereaved from 1992 to 2002. We then followed them for up to 11 years and assessed the incidence rate of COPD using a Cox proportional hazard model after adjusting for marital status, age, gender, education and the number of cigarettes smoked. Results Among all subjects, 224 who remarried after bereavement or divorce tended to be younger and more male dominated. Remarriage after bereavement/divorce was associated with significantly decreased risk of COPD onset for overall subjects [hazard ratio (HR): 0.51, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.28-0.94], female subjects [HR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.13-0.98], and for those under 70 years old [HR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.17-0.79]. Conclusion This study investigates the impact of remarriage on health outcome based on a large-scale population survey and indicates that remarriage significantly correlates with reduced risk of COPD incidence, even after adjusting smoking habit.
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- Tatsuya Noda
- Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Maidashi 3-1-1, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Adams KB, Moon H. Subthreshold depression: characteristics and risk factors among vulnerable elders. Aging Ment Health 2009; 13:682-92. [PMID: 19882406 DOI: 10.1080/13607860902774501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study examines symptoms of subthreshold depression among older adults in congregate housing, compared with their nondepressed peers, and tests a conceptual model of subthreshold depression. Hypotheses included that subthreshold depression would be characterized and distinguished by low energy, social withdrawal, and depletion, rather than sadness, and that subthreshold depressed elders would be distinguished by poorer health and functioning, loneliness, and grieving a recent loss. METHOD A self-administered survey was followed by a diagnostic interview by telephone to (N = 166) white and African-American residents of independent and assisted living apartments from six retirement communities, average age 82.9 years. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) determined depression status. The 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale was used to measure symptoms. RESULTS Forty-six individuals (27.7%) were identified as subthreshold depressed, seven as suffering from major depression, and 113 as non-depressed. Subthreshold depression was characterized by low energy, difficulty with initiative, worries about the future, lack of positive affect, sadness and irritability. Negative affect symptoms such as sadness and irritability best discriminated the subthreshold group from the nondepressed. Risk factors for subthreshold depression in this sample included less education, lower socio-economic status, African-American race, grieving, and social loneliness. CONCLUSION Subthreshold depression in this group of residents of congregate housing was similar to the depletion experienced by many nondepressed elders, but further characterized by negative affect and lack of hope for the future. Social factors, such as socioeconomic status and personal losses, constituted greater risks for subthreshold depression than did health and functioning.
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- Kathryn Betts Adams
- Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7164, USA.
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Pinho MX, Custódio O, Makdisse M. Incidência de depressão e fatores associados em idosos residentes na comunidade: revisão de literatura. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GERIATRIA E GERONTOLOGIA 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/1809-9823.2009120111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Resumo Depressão geriátrica ocorre com frequência, mesmo na população residente na comunidade. Vários fatores de risco associados estão descritos na literatura. O objetivo deste estudo é realizar uma revisão da literatura sobre a incidência de depressão geriátrica e os fatores de risco associados em idosos residentes na comunidade. Para este fim, realizou-se revisão bibliográfica da literatura sobre o tema, sendo efetuada consulta às bases de dados MEDLINE, PUBMED, LILACS e SCIELO, utilizando-se das palavras chaves "idoso", "fator de risco", "depressão" e "incidência". A incidência de depressão na população idosa residente na comunidade é de 13,23%, em média. Os preditores de depressão identificados foram: sexo feminino, idade avançada, condição marital, baixa escolaridade, condição socioeconômica desfavorável, condições de moradia, baixo suporte social, eventos estressores, depressão prévia, co-morbidades psiquiátricas, características de personalidade, distúrbios do sono, déficits cognitivos, condições de saúde adversas, limitação funcional e dor. Depressão ocorre com frequência na população idosa e constitui problema grave. A identificação dos fatores de risco associados com sua incidência pode ajudar os profissionais que atuam na área a diagnosticar e propor intervenções mais precoces e adequadas.
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Choi SW, Rhee JA, Shin JH, Shin MH. [The comparison of health behaviors between widowed women and married women in Jeollanamdo Province, Korea]. J Prev Med Public Health 2008; 41:272-8. [PMID: 18664734 DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2008.41.4.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To compare the health behaviors of widowed women with those of currently married women. METHODS We randomly sampled the subjects from the Jeollanamdo Resident Registration Data and we then selected 2,331 widowed women and 4,775 married women. Well-trained examiners measured the height, weight, blood pressure and abdomen circumference, and the women were interviewed with using a questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratios(OR) of the two groups. RESULTS The smoking rate (OR=2.46; 95% confidence interval [CI]1.65, 3.66) was significantly higher for the widowed women. On the contrary, the awareness rate of a smoking cessation campaign (OR=0.80; 95% CI=0.70, 0.92), a quit tobacco telephone line (OR=0.73; 95% CI=0.61, 0.88) and a quit smoking clinic (OR=0.74; 95% CI=0.62, 0.89) were lower for the widowed women. The rate of receiving a health exam (OR=0.80; 95% CI=0.70, 0.91), the rate of undergoing gastric cancer screening (OR=0.77; 95% CI=0.68, 0.88), breast cancer screening (OR=0.79; 95% CI=0.69, 0.89), cervix cancer screening in the last 2 years (OR=0.81; 95% CI=0.71, 0.92), colon cancer screening in the last 5 years (OR=0.74; 95% CI=0.63, 0.87) were significantly lower for the widowed women. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that the health behaviors are significantly different between the widowed women and the married women. To improve the health behaviors of the widowed women, further study and research that will investigate the socioeconomic and environmental factors that affect the health behaviors of widowed women will be needed.
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- Seong-Woo Choi
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School
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Auster T, Moutier C, Lanouette N, Zisook S. Bereavement and Depression: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment. Psychiatr Ann 2008. [DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20081001-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Grimby A, Johansson AK. Factors related to alcohol and drug consumption in Swedish widows. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2008; 26:8-12. [PMID: 18550778 DOI: 10.1177/1049909107310140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The use of alcohol and medications among Swedish widows was analyzed in relation to various background variables. In Total, 1053 widows (640 widows younger than 65 years and 413 widows older than 65 years) answered the questionnaire. Many reported increased fatigue and sleeping problems. Around one-third of the widows reported drinking alcohol for relief of grief and inadequate support. Association existed between grief and increased intake of sedatives and sleeping pills, and between grief and drinking for relief of grief, as well as increase in intake of sedatives. In widows older than 65 years, perception of bad health, negative outlook for the future, and insufficient support seemed to increase the risk of more sedatives and sleeping pills. Negative outlook for the future also tended to lead to a heightened risk for increased intake of alcohol. There seems to be remaining health problems a long time after bereavement, and counseling may be needed especially when drugs and alcohol are extensively used.
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- Agneta Grimby
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. agneta.grimby@ telia.com
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Psychiatric illness in the next of kin of patients who die in the intensive care unit*. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:1722-8. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e318174da72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Vink D, Aartsen MJ, Schoevers RA. Risk factors for anxiety and depression in the elderly: a review. J Affect Disord 2008; 106:29-44. [PMID: 17707515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Revised: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although a number of studies have examined risk factors for anxiety and depression at a later age, there have been no systematic comparisons of risk profiles across studies. Knowledge on such risk profiles may further our understanding of both the etiology and early recognition of these highly prevalent disorders. This paper gives a comprehensive overview and compares risk factors associated with anxiety and depression in the elderly. METHODS The databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Sociological Abstracts were systematically searched, and relevant English-language articles from January 1995 to December 2005 were reviewed. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on risk factors in elderly from a community or primary care setting were included. The associations between risk factors and pure anxiety or depressive symptoms or disorders were summarized and compared. RESULTS The abstracted risk factors from studies on anxiety (N=17) and depression (N=71) were clustered into the categories biological, psychological and social. Although risk factors for anxiety and depression showed many similarities, some differences were found. Biological factors may be more important in predicting depression, and a differential effect of social factors on depression and anxiety was found. LIMITATION Due to a high heterogeneity between studies, no meta-analysis could be conducted. CONCLUSIONS There is considerable overlap between the risk profiles for anxiety and depression in the elderly, which suggests a dimensional approach on the interrelationship between anxiety and depression is more appropriate. To improve the recognition and preventive mental health programs, a clearer understanding of differentiating etiological factors will be needed.
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- Dagmar Vink
- Knowledge Centre of Psychiatry in the Elderly, Oude Arnhemseweg 260, 3705 BK Zeist, The Netherlands.
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Monk TH, Begley AE, Billy BD, Fletcher ME, Germain A, Mazumdar S, Moul DE, Shear MK, Thompson WK, Zarotney JR. Sleep and circadian rhythms in spousally bereaved seniors. Chronobiol Int 2008; 25:83-98. [PMID: 18293151 PMCID: PMC2806655 DOI: 10.1080/07420520801909320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A laboratory study of sleep and circadian rhythms was undertaken in 28 spousally bereaved seniors (> or =60 yrs) at least four months after the loss event. Measures taken included two nights of polysomnography (second night used), approximately 36 h of continuous core body temperature monitoring, and four assessments of mood and alertness throughout a day. Preceding the laboratory study, two-week diaries were completed, allowing the assessment of lifestyle regularity using the 17-item Social Rhythm Metric (SRM) and the timing of sleep using the Pittsburgh Sleep Diary (PghSD). Also completed were questionnaires assessing level of grief (Texas Revised Inventory of Grief [TRIG] and Index of Complicated Grief [ICG]), subjective sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]), morningness-eveningness (Composite Scale of Morningness [CSM]), and clinical interview yielding a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) score. Grief was still present, as indicated by an average TRIG score of about 60. On average, the bereaved seniors habitually slept between approximately 23:00 and approximately 06:40 h, achieving approximately 6 h of sleep with a sleep efficiency of approximately 80%. They took about 30 min to fall asleep, and had their first REM episode after 75 min. About 20% of their sleep was in Stage REM, and about 3% in Stages 3 or 4 (slow wave sleep). Their mean PSQI score was 6.4. Their circadian temperature rhythms showed the usual classic shape with a trough at approximately 01:00 h, a fairly steep rise through the morning hours, and a more gradual rise to mid-evening, with an amplitude of approximately 0.8 degrees C. In terms of lifestyle regularity, the mean regularity (SRM) score was 3.65 (slightly lower than that usually seen in seniors). Mood and alertness showed time-of-day variation with peak alertness in the late morning and peak mood in the afternoon. Correlations between outcome sleep/circadian variables and level of grief (TRIG score) were calculated; there was a slight trend for higher grief to be associated with less time spent asleep (p=0.07) and reduced alertness at 20:00 h (p=0.05). Depression score was not correlated with TRIG score (p>0.20). When subjects were divided into groups by the nature of their late spouse's death (expected/after a long-term chronic illness [n=18] versus unexpected [n=10]), no differences emerged in any of the variables. In conclusion, when studied at least four months after the loss event, there appears to be some sleep disruption in spousally bereaved seniors. However, this disruption does not appear to be due to bereavement-related disruptions in the circadian system.
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- Timothy H Monk
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Taqui AM, Itrat A, Qidwai W, Qadri Z. Depression in the elderly: does family system play a role? A cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2007; 7:57. [PMID: 17961255 PMCID: PMC2194680 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-7-57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most common geriatric psychiatric disorder is depression. The role of family systems in depression among the elderly has not been studied extensively. It has been suggested that urbanization promotes nucleation of family systems and a decrease in care and support for the elderly. We conducted this study in Karachi, a large urban city of Pakistan, to determine the relationship between the type of family system and depression. We also determined the prevalence of depression in the elderly, as well as correlation of depression with other important socio-demographic variables. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in the premises of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Questionnaire based interviews were conducted among the elderly people visiting the hospital. Depression was assessed using the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. RESULTS Four hundred subjects aged 65 and above were interviewed. The age of majority of the subjects ranged from 65 to 74 years. Seventy eight percent of the subjects were male. The prevalence of depression was found to be 19.8%. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the following were significant (p < 0.05) independent predictors of depression: nuclear family system, female sex, being single or divorced/widowed, unemployment and having a low level of education. The elderly living in a nuclear family system were 4.3 times more likely to suffer from depression than those living in a joint family system (AOR = 4.3 [95% CI = 2.4-7.6]). CONCLUSION The present study found that residing in a nuclear family system is a strong independent predictor of depression in the elderly. The prevalence of depression in the elderly population in our study was moderately high and a cause of concern. The transition in family systems towards nucleation may have a major deleterious effect on the physical and mental health of the elderly.
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- Ather M Taqui
- Medical College. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Medical College. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Family Medicine. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Sciences. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Munce SEP, Stewart DE. Gender differences in depression and chronic pain conditions in a national epidemiologic survey. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2007; 48:394-9. [PMID: 17878497 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.5.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The authors explored gender differences in the prevalence of depression in four chronic pain conditions and pain severity indices in a national database. In 131,535 adults, the prevalence of depression in women (9.1%) was almost twice that of men (5%). One-third (32.8%) had a chronic pain condition (fibromyalgia, arthritis/rheumatism, back problems, and migraine headaches). The prevalence of depression in individuals with chronic pain conditions was 11.3%, versus 5.3% in those without. Women reported higher rates of chronic pain conditions and depression and higher pain severity than men. Depression and chronic pain conditions represent significant sources of disability, especially for women.
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- Sarah E P Munce
- University Health Network, Women's Health Program, 200 Elizabeth St., University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4.
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Nakajima GA, Wenger NS. Quality Indicators for the Care of Depression in Vulnerable Elders. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007; 55 Suppl 2:S302-11. [PMID: 17910551 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01336.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine whether the impact of conjugal loss on depression is greater in the presence of vascular risk factors (CVRFs) (stress vulnerability hypothesis), or whether conjugal loss and CVRFs are independent predictors of depression following spousal loss (independent pathways hypothesis). METHOD The current study is a secondary data analysis of the Changing Lives of Older Couples database, which is a study of older widowed persons. One thousand five hundred thirty-two participants engaged in a baseline interview, and interviews were conducted 6, 18, and 48 months after the death of a spouse. RESULTS Spousal loss is a significant predictor of depressive symptoms at six months after the death. At 18- and 48-months postloss, CVRFs significantly predict depression onset, however no interactions between the two variables were seen at any of the three follow-up waves. Looking longitudinally from baseline to each follow-up wave, the widows with low CVRFs were at greater risk for elevated depression at six-months postloss than the non-widows with low vascular risk, and all widows were at a greater risk for elevated depression at 18-months postloss. At 48-month follow-up, those with high CVRFs who had not lost a spouse were at significantly greater risk for depression than the non-widows with low CVRFs. CONCLUSIONS Results do not provide support for the stress-vulnerability hypothesis and suggest that loss and CVRFs are independent predictors of depression, whose effects vary with the passage of time.
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- Caitlin K Holley
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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Ward L, Mathias JL, Hitchings SE. Relationships between bereavement and cognitive functioning in older adults. Gerontology 2007; 53:362-72. [PMID: 17622731 DOI: 10.1159/000104787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bereavement is often associated with increased levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The question of whether grief is associated with cognitive deficits in older adults remains largely unanswered. Although Xavier and coworkers (see text) found preliminary evidence that grief, in the absence of depression, impacted on memory in a sample of the oldest-old in Brazil, the impact of bereavement on cognitive functioning, independent of the effects of mood, has not been adequately examined. OBJECTIVE To replicate and expand on the work of Xavier and colleagues to examine whether there is an association between bereavement due to spousal loss and performance in a range of cognitive functioning domains in older adults, independent of the effects of depression, stress, and anxiety. METHODS Samples of bereaved (n = 25) and non-bereaved (n = 25) participants, who were aged between 65 and 80 years and who were matched for age, gender, education, premorbid intellectual functioning, and general cognitive ability, were compared on a battery of tests designed to assess attention, verbal fluency, memory, and visuospatial ability. Depression, anxiety, and stress were also assessed, as were the presence of complicated grief and the adequacy of social support in the bereaved group. Cognitive tests that differed between the groups and correlated with depression, stress, or anxiety were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression. RESULTS The bereaved groups were more depressed, anxious, and stressed, and performed more poorly on tests assessing attention, information-processing speed, and verbal fluency. With the exception of the attentional switching task, the cognitive measures on which the groups differed were correlated with mood. When mood was controlled statistically, the group differences in these cognitive tests disappeared. Twenty-eight percent of the bereaved group met the criteria for a diagnosis of complicated grief. This subgroup was younger than the other bereaved participants and had higher levels of stress. CONCLUSION The evidence suggests that grief associated with death of a spouse has limited associations with cognition beyond those that would be expected to occur as a result of depression, anxiety, and stress.
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- L Ward
- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Stimpson JP, Kuo YF, Ray LA, Raji MA, Peek MK. Risk of mortality related to widowhood in older Mexican Americans. Ann Epidemiol 2007; 17:313-9. [PMID: 17306987 PMCID: PMC2700854 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2006] [Revised: 09/08/2006] [Accepted: 10/16/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the risk and correlates of mortality after death of a spouse and whether mortality risk varies by sex. METHODS Prospective cohort study (1993 to 2000) of 1693 Mexican Americans ages 65 years and older who were married at baseline. Mortality was confirmed by matching records with the National Death Index or through proxy report. Risk of death related to incidence of widowhood was estimated by using proportional hazard regression and adjusted for age, education, US nativity, financial strain, social support, health behaviors, medical conditions, disability, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS In the unadjusted Cox hazard analysis, widowed men are significantly more likely to die (HR=2.32, CI=1.48 to 3.61), but loss of spouse has no significant effect on the subsequent risk of death for widowed women (HR=1.50, CI=0.90 to 2.49). After adjustment for covariates known to influence survival, the association between widowhood and mortality in men remained significant, but the magnitude of the association decreased by 26%, which suggests a partial mediation effect of these factors on survival. The trajectory of the survival curve shows that the risk of death associated with widowhood is highest within the first 2 years. CONCLUSIONS Widowhood in older Mexican American men is a risk factor for mortality.
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- Jim P Stimpson
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699, USA.
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Choi NG, Bohman TM. Predicting the changes in depressive symptomatology in later life: how much do changes in health status, marital and caregiving status, work and volunteering, and health-related behaviors contribute? J Aging Health 2007; 19:152-77. [PMID: 17215206 DOI: 10.1177/0898264306297602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study examined the unique effects of four variable groups on changes in older adults' depressive symptoms for a 2-year period: (1) baseline health and disability status, (2) changes in health and disability since baseline, (3) stability and changes in marital and caregiving status and in work and volunteering, and (4) stability and changes in health-related behaviors. With data from the 1998 and 2000 interview waves of the Health and Retirement Study, the authors used gender-separate multistep (hierarchical) residualized regression analyses in which the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D) score at follow-up is modeled as a function of the effect of each group of independent variables. As hypothesized, changes in health, disability, marital, and caregiving status explained a larger amount of variance than the existing and stable conditions, although each group of variables explained a relatively small amount (0.3-3.4%) of variance in the follow-up CES-D score.
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- Namkee G Choi
- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Mail Code D3500, Austin, TX 78712-0358, USA.
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Munce SEP, Weller I, Robertson Blackmore EK, Heinmaa M, Katz J, Stewart DE. The role of work stress as a moderating variable in the chronic pain and depression association. J Psychosom Res 2006; 61:653-60. [PMID: 17084143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2005] [Revised: 02/16/2006] [Accepted: 03/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This article aims to examine the role of work stress as a moderating variable in the chronic pain-depression association, as well as sex differences in this link. METHODS The analyses were carried out using the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.1. Key variables were chronic pain conditions (fibromyalgia, arthritis/rheumatism, back problems, and migraine headaches), work stress, and depression. The total sample comprises 78,593 working individuals. RESULTS In this working sample, 7.6% met criteria for major depression, but the prevalence increased to 12% in those also reporting chronic pain. Both depression and comorbid chronic pain and depression were twice as prevalent in women as in men. Having a chronic pain condition and overall work stress emerged as the strongest predictors of depression. Unexpectedly, however, none of the work stress domains moderated the chronic pain and depression association. CONCLUSION The impact of work stress should be considered in the etiology and management of major depression.
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- Sarah E P Munce
- Women's Health Program, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The association between widowhood and mental health problems, such as depressive symptomatology and anxiety, has been examined extensively. Few studies, however, have explored the prevalence and incidence of mood and anxiety disorders based on diagnostic criteria after the loss of the partner. We conducted a systematic review, and searched major bibliographical databases for studies examining mood and anxiety disorders in widowhood. We included all studies examining the prevalence or incidence of mood and anxiety disorders in the widowed, according to diagnostic criteria as assessed with a structured diagnostic interview. Eleven studies were identified, exploring the prevalence and incidence of mood and anxiety disorders in 3,481 widowed individuals and 4,685 non-widowed controls. As expected, the prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and anxiety disorders were considerably elevated in widowed individuals, especially in the first year after the loss of a spouse. During the first year of bereavement, almost 22% of the widowed were diagnosed as having MDD; almost 12% met diagnostic criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; and there were higher risks of Panic Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The incidence rate of MDD and several anxiety disorders ranged from 0.08-0.50. The relative risk of developing a mood or anxiety disorder ranged from 3.49-9.76, in the widowed, compared to control subjects.
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- S A Onrust
- Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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OBJECTIVE To offer an update on prevalence and predictors of old age depression in populations of elderly Caucasians. METHOD The databases MEDLINE and Psychinfo were searched and relevant literature from 1993 onwards was reviewed. RESULTS The prevalence of major depression ranges from 0.9% to 9.4% in private households, from 14% to 42% in institutional living, and from 1% to 16% among elderly living in private households or in institutions; and clinically relevant depressive symptom 'cases' in similar settings vary between 7.2% and 49%. The main predictors of depressive disorders and depressive symptom cases are: female gender, somatic illness, cognitive impairment, functional impairment, lack or loss of close social contacts, and a history of depression. CONCLUSION Depression is frequent in populations of elderly. Methodological differences between the studies hinder consistent conclusions about geographical and cross-cultural variations in prevalence and predictors of depression. Improved comparability will provide a basis for consistent conclusions.
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- J K Djernes
- The Northern Jutland Psychiatry Unit, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Brønderslev, Psychiatric Hospital, Brønderslev, Denmark.
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Harris T, Cook DG, Victor C, DeWilde S, Beighton C. Onset and persistence of depression in older people--results from a 2-year community follow-up study. Age Ageing 2006; 35:25-32. [PMID: 16303774 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND baseline physical health, disability and social support have been shown to predict depression onset, but findings for persistence are inconsistent. For onset and persistence of depression, the effect of changes in these risk factors over time is unclear. OBJECTIVE to use baseline factors and change in factors over time to predict onset and persistence of depression over a 2-year period. METHODS a prospective cohort study with index assessment and 2-year follow-up of patients initially aged > or =65 years registered with two South London practices (n = 1,164). Depression was defined by a score >5/15 on the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. Associations between risk factors and onset and persistence of depression were analysed using multiple logistic regression. RESULTS the incidence of depression was 8.4%, while depression persisted amongst 61.2% of those depressed at baseline. Comparing onset and persistence suggested some common predictors: greater baseline depression score; and follow-up measures of poor general health and compromised social support. There was some evidence that pain and worsening disability were more important for depression onset. In contrast, low baseline belief in powerful others (health locus of control measure) predicted persistence only. CONCLUSION focusing on older people with increasing disability, pain, physical ill-health and compromised social support should help in both the prevention and recognition of onset of later-life depression. In older people with depression, those with the highest symptom scores and low belief in powerful others at baseline were more likely to develop chronic symptoms and could be targeted for more intensive treatment and support.
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- St George's University of London (SGUL), Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, UK.
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