Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors in Older Adult Public Housing Residents

ABSTRACTBackground:Anxiety and depression are common in older adult public housing residents and frequently co-occur. To understand anxiety and depression more fully in this socioeconomically disadvantaged population, this study relies on the Social Antecedent Model of Psychopathology to characterize anxiety and depression symptoms concurrently.Methods:190 public housing residents aged 60 years and older in Rochester, New York, participated in a research interview during which they reported on variables across the six stages of the Social Antecedent Model. GAD-7 and PHQ-9 assessed anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively.Results:In these older adult residents, anxiety and depression symptom severity scores were correlated (r = 0.61; p < 0.001). Correlates of anxiety and depression symptom severity were similar for both outcomes and spanned the six stages of the Social Antecedent Model. Multivariate linear regression models identified age, medical comorbidity, mobility, social support, maladaptive coping, and recent life events severity as statistically significant correlates. The regression models accounted for 43% of anxiety and 48% of depression symptom variability.Conclusions:In public housing residents, late-life anxiety and depression symptoms were moderately correlated. Anxiety symptom severity correlates were largely consistent with those found for depression symptom severity. The broad distribution of correlates across demographic, social, medical, and behavioral domains suggests that the context of late-life anxiety and depression symptomatology in public housing is complex and that multidisciplinary collaborative care approaches may be warranted in future interventions.

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Alcohol Misuse Among Older Adult Public Housing Residents

Journal of Gerontological Social Work ◽

10.1080/01634372.2013.790868 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 56 (5) ◽

pp. 407-422 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Sherry M. Cummings ◽

R. Lyle Cooper ◽

Catherine Johnson

Keyword(s):

Public Housing ◽

Older Adult ◽

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Public Housing Residents

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Geriatric Depressive Symptoms in Myanmar: Incidence and Associated Factors

Journal of Applied Gerontology ◽

10.1177/0733464819879605 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (11) ◽

pp. 1230-1239 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hiroyuki Yamada ◽

Kanako Yoshikawa ◽

Midori Matsushima

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Health Status ◽

Older Adult ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Large Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Pension Scheme ◽

Short Version

Myanmar is one of many countries currently facing a growing older adult population; yet, the mental health status of the country’s older adults is understudied. This is the first article to investigate the prevalence of geriatric depressive symptoms and its associated factors in Myanmar. We use data from the most recent large-scale older adult survey conducted in 2016, which employed the four-item short version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-4). Descriptive statistics reveal that, depending on the threshold applied, about 16% to 56% of the surveyed older adults have indications of depressive symptoms. We find that both economic and health status have a statistically significant association with depressive symptoms, but no basic individual characteristics are associated with it. Our findings suggest the importance of a social security system for older adults. Expanding the scope of the pension scheme and improving the provision of health care may be among the important policy options.

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Housing Quality and Mental Health: the Association between Pest Infestation and Depressive Symptoms among Public Housing Residents

Journal of Urban Health ◽

10.1007/s11524-018-0298-7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 95 (5) ◽

pp. 691-702 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Snehal N. Shah ◽

Alan Fossa ◽

Abigail S. Steiner ◽

John Kane ◽

Jonathan I. Levy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Public Housing ◽

Housing Quality ◽

Pest Infestation ◽

Public Housing Residents

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Social Isolation, Health, and Health Care: Perspectives Among Older Adults Residing in Public Housing

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.379 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 115-115

Author(s):

Ruth Sanchez ◽

Brooke Wagen ◽

Whitney Williams ◽

Elizabeth Jacobs

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Public Housing ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Older Adult ◽

Affordable Housing ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Good Health ◽

Social Needs ◽

Public Housing Residents

Abstract By 2035, U.S. adults > 65 will outnumber children. The growing lack of affordable housing combined with fixed incomes will lead to more older adults residing in public housing. Public housing authorities, in turn, will face growing health and social needs among their residents. In partnership with a local housing authority, we conducted a qualitative study to better understand the health and social needs of older adult public housing residents. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 27 older adults at two public housing sites in Austin, Texas; we asked about their experience of aging in public housing, their health, healthcare, and community life. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed; interviews were systematically coded and verified by a second coder. Themes were identified using comparative analysis. We interviewed 16 females and 11 males (mean age = 71.7 years). We identified three themes. Residents characterized good healthcare as that which is provided by physicians who are consistent educators that listen to residents’ primary concerns. They defined health as being mobile and lacking pain. Finally, they desire more, recurring opportunities to learn about health and connect interpersonally within their housing community; they perceive limited meaningful relationships as a significant contributor to poor health among residents. The older adult public housing residents in our study outlined what good health and healthcare looks like. These themes can be utilized to improve relationships between residents and their healthcare providers. Social isolation can be mitigated through public housing programming that promotes physical and mental acuity.

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Homeplace: Care and resistance among public housing residents facing mixed-income redevelopment.

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry ◽

10.1037/ort0000452 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 90 (5) ◽

pp. 523-534

Author(s):

Melissa J. Hagan ◽

Adrienne R. Hall ◽

Laura Mamo ◽

Jackie Ramos ◽

Leslie Dubbin

Keyword(s):

Public Housing ◽

Public Housing Residents ◽

Mixed Income

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Depressive Symptoms Among Rural “Left-Behind” Older Adults: A Test of the High Outmigration Penalty Hypothesis

The Journals of Gerontology Series B ◽

10.1093/geronb/gbab040 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Qian Song ◽

Haowei Wang ◽

Jeffery A Burr

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Older Adult ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

Adult Density ◽

Chinese Adults ◽

Older Chinese ◽

Older Chinese Adults

Abstract Objectives We investigated whether there was a “high outmigration penalty” for psychological health among older adults in rural China by assessing 2 potential community stressors associated with major sociodemographic changes in the community—increased outmigration and older adult density. We also investigated whether disparities in community economic conditions moderated the association between community stressors and depressive symptoms. Methods We employed 3 waves of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011–2015), using multilevel negative binomial models to address our research questions. Results Our results supported the “high outmigration penalty” hypothesis. Older adults living in low-income rural communities may experience an aggravated mental health penalty compared to those living in high-income rural communities. Higher older adult density was also associated with more depressive symptoms but only in less wealthy communities. Community differences in economic conditions were key factors buffering the high outmigration disadvantage associated with the psychological health of older Chinese adults. Discussion Rural outmigration may have deepened existing intercommunity health disparities among older adults. Policies should be developed to address community-level factors negatively associated with the well-being of older Chinese adults living in high outmigration and less wealthy rural communities.

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Comparison of frailty associated factors between older adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis and community dwellers

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/j.archger.2021.104455 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104455

Author(s):

Sae Ozeki ◽

Kenji Takeuchi ◽

Mikako Yasuoka ◽

Koto Kamiji ◽

Toshihisa Kojima ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Older Adult ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Adult Patients ◽

Community Dwellers

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Long-Term Effects of Abuse in Later Life Perpetrated by Family Members

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1438 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 444-445

Author(s):

Naomi Meinertz ◽

Pi-Ju Liu ◽

Ron Acierno

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Family Member ◽

Older Adult ◽

Family Members ◽

Later Life ◽

Adult Health ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Long Term Impact

Abstract Abuse in later life could potentially lead to lower levels of social support, especially when perpetrated by family members who are charged with protecting the older adult in their care. Using both waves of the National Elder Mistreatment longitudinal data (wave one collected in 2008 and wave two in 2015; N=774), long-term effects of abuse (i.e., physical, emotional, sexual, and financial) on levels of social support, physical health, and clinical depressive symptoms for respondents at or above the age of 60 years were analyzed. A multivariate analysis of variance showed that respondents abused at wave one (n=261) by a family member (B=-0.55, p≤0.001), a spouse or ex-partner (B=-0.349, p=0.02), or a non-relative or stranger (B=-0.301, p=0.026) had lower levels of social support eight years later at wave two. Those abused by a family member at wave one also experienced higher levels of depressive symptoms at wave two (B=-0.187, p=0.01). Perpetrator type did not predict general health at wave two. These results emphasize the long-term impact of abuse on the lives of older adults and highlight the importance trusted relationships, such as with family members, have on older adult health and wellbeing.

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