Mui Ada C, Kang Suk-Young, Chen Li Mei, Domanski Margaret Dietz
Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, New York 10025, USA.
Int Psychogeriatr. 2003 Sep;15(3):253-71. doi: 10.1017/s1041610203009517.
The increasing numbers of Asian and other immigrants in the United States have resulted in greater demands for research methodology sensitive to cross-cultural issues. A regional probability sample (n = 407) of Asian elderly immigrants of different nationalities (Chinese, Korean, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, or Japanese) residing in New York City was used to examine the reliability of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Using the 30-item GDS, about 40% of this representative sample of Asian elderly immigrants was considered to be depressed, indicating higher depression rates than in the previous studies of other Asian elderly samples in the US and in Asia. Results also showed that the 30-item GDS and 15-item GDS Short Forms were reliable measures to assess depression in community-dwelling Asian immigrant elders. Data strongly suggest that Asian elderly immigrants in the US are at risk of depression, indicating a need for the design of culturally sensitive mental health programs.
在美国，亚洲及其他移民数量不断增加，这使得对关注跨文化问题的研究方法的需求也日益增长。本研究采用区域概率抽样（n = 407），选取居住在纽约市的不同国籍（中国、韩国、印度、菲律宾、越南或日本）的亚洲老年移民，以检验老年抑郁量表（GDS）的可靠性。使用包含30个条目的GDS，该具有代表性的亚洲老年移民样本中约40%被认为患有抑郁症，这表明其抑郁率高于此前在美国和亚洲对其他亚洲老年样本的研究。结果还显示，包含30个条目的GDS和15个条目的GDS简表是评估社区居住的亚洲移民老年人抑郁状况的可靠指标。数据有力地表明，美国的亚洲老年移民存在抑郁风险，这表明需要设计对文化敏感的心理健康项目。
