Yang Frances M, Cazorla-Lancaster Yamileth, Jones Richard N
Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131, USA.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2008 Jan;63(1):P27-32. doi: 10.1093/geronb/63.1.p27.
Using the Health and Retirement Study, we examine the prevalence of depression in different groups of Hispanic older adults. Respondents (n = 759) were aged 59 and older and identified themselves as Mexican American (56%), Cuban American (13%), Puerto Rican (8%), other (8%), or not specified (15%). We used a modified version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview to assess depressive symptoms and the presence of major depression. Relative to Puerto Ricans, each Hispanic group had significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms, except for Cuban Americans; and each Hispanic group had lower prevalence rates for major depression, except for other Hispanics, even after we adjusted for sociodemographic, cultural factors, socioeconomic, functional limitations, and chronic health conditions.
利用健康与退休研究，我们考察了不同西班牙裔老年人群体中抑郁症的患病率。受访者（n = 759）年龄在59岁及以上，他们将自己认定为墨西哥裔美国人（56%）、古巴裔美国人（13%）、波多黎各裔美国人（8%）、其他（8%）或未明确说明（15%）。我们使用了流行病学研究中心抑郁量表的修订版以及综合国际诊断访谈来评估抑郁症状和重度抑郁症的存在情况。相对于波多黎各裔美国人，除古巴裔美国人外，每个西班牙裔群体的抑郁症状水平均显著较低；并且除其他西班牙裔外，每个西班牙裔群体的重度抑郁症患病率均较低，即便在我们对社会人口学、文化因素、社会经济状况、功能受限情况以及慢性健康状况进行调整之后也是如此。
