Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Neighborhood and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: Using Multilevel Modeling in Geriatric Psychiatry

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia F. Hybels ◽  
Dan G. Blazer ◽  
Carl F. Pieper ◽  
Bruce M. Burchett ◽  
Judith C. Hays ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Multilevel Modeling ◽  
Geriatric Psychiatry ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics

scholarly journals Loneliness, Social Contact, and Health Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 131-131
Author(s):  
Soyoung Choun ◽  
Carolyn Aldwin ◽  
Dylan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Multilevel Modeling ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Challenging Situation

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is a challenging situation for many older adults at elevated risk for mortality. Social distancing and lockdown to prevent contagion may result in social isolation and feelings of loneliness, which can have adverse effects on health. We examined how depressive symptoms were associated with between-person differences and within-person variations in loneliness, social contacts, and daily physical problems during 8 weeks. We sampled 247 older adults (Mage = 71.1, SD = 7.3, range = 51 - 95), who participated at micro-longitudinal online surveys (baseline and 7 weekly follow-ups) from April 28 to June 23. Multilevel modeling analysis controlling age, gender, marital status, and education showed that depressive symptoms were significantly decreased during 8 weeks. Further, depressive symptoms were positively coupled with both loneliness and physical problems for both the within-and between-person levels. Increase in social contact was related to decreases in depressive symptoms only at the between-person level.

scholarly journals Religiousness, Health, and Depression in Older Adults from a Brazilian Military Setting

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Lucchetti ◽  
Alessandra L. G. Lucchetti ◽  
Mario F. P. Peres ◽  
Alexander Moreira-Almeida ◽  
Harold G. Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Mental Status ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Lower Prevalence ◽  
Health Factors

This study aims to analyze the association between religious attendance, self-reported religiousness, depression, and several health factors in 170 older adults from a Brazilian outpatient setting. A comprehensive assessment was conducted including sociodemographic characteristics, religious attendance, self-reported religiousness, functional status, depression, pain, hospitalization, and mental status. After adjusting for sociodemographics, (a) higher self-reported religiousness was associated with lower prevalence of smoking, less depressive symptoms, and less hospitalization and (b) higher religious attendance was only associated with less depressive symptoms. Religiousness seems to play a role in depression, smoking, and hospitalization in older adults from a Brazilian outpatient setting. Self-reported religiousness was associated with more health characteristics than religious attendance.

Poor Acceptance of the Past is Related to Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults

GeroPsych ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-251
Author(s):  
Gozde Cetinkol ◽  
Gulbahar Bastug ◽  
E. Tugba Ozel Kizil
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Geriatric Depression ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Depressed Group ◽  
Total Death ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Depression in older adults can be explained by Erikson’s theory on the conflict of ego integrity versus hopelessness. The study investigated the relationship between past acceptance, hopelessness, death anxiety, and depressive symptoms in 100 older (≥50 years) adults. The total Beck Hopelessness (BHS), Geriatric Depression (GDS), and Accepting the Past (ACPAST) subscale scores of the depressed group were higher, while the total Death Anxiety (DAS) and Reminiscing the Past (REM) subscale scores of both groups were similar. A regression analysis revealed that the BHS, DAS, and ACPAST predicted the GDS. Past acceptance seems to be important for ego integrity in older adults.

Analysis of Self-Concept in Older Adults in Different Contexts

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel de Gracia Blanco ◽  
Josep Garre Olmo ◽  
María Marcó Arbonès ◽  
Pilar Monreal Bosch
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Discriminatory Capacity

Summary: Self-concept is a construct consisting of a group of specific self-perceptions that are hierarchically organized. Age-associated changes of self-concept are related to the individual's perception of the changes occurring throughout the aging process. The authors examined external validity and internal consistency of an instrument that has been developed to assess self-concept in older adults and examined self-concept's characteristics in two different contexts. Results confirm the multidimensionality of the scale and show a satisfactory external validity, indicating good discriminatory capacity. Findings support the hypothesis that older people who live in a nursing home have a poor self-esteem, self-concept, and psychological well-being and have a greater presence of depressive symptoms than people who live in their own home.

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