School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Aging Ment Health. 2012;16(4):481-5. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2011.628981. Epub 2011 Nov 29.
The study examined the association of self-rated mental health (SRMH) with three measures of depressive symptoms (the short form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9) in Korean American older adults.
The sample consisted of 420 community-dwelling Korean American older adults (M(age) = 71.6, SD = 7.59) in the New York City metropolitan area. Hierarchical regression models of SRMH were estimated with an array of predictors: (a) sociodemographic characteristics, (b) physical health-related variables, and (c) each of the three depressive symptom measures.
The three measures of depressive symptoms were interrelated, and each of them made a significant contribution to the multivariate models of SRMH. The amount of variance explained by the short-form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9 was 11%, 10%, and 16%, respectively.
Findings show a moderately strong linkage between the measures of depressive symptoms and SRMH and invite further research on SRMH in diverse populations.
本研究考察了自感心理健康状况（SRMH）与三种抑郁症状测量指标（短版 CES-D、GDS-SF 和 PHQ-9）在美籍韩裔老年人中的相关性。
该样本由纽约市大都市区的 420 名社区居住的美籍韩裔老年人组成（M（年龄）=71.6，SD=7.59）。采用分层回归模型，以一系列预测因素来估计 SRMH：（a）社会人口统计学特征，（b）与身体健康相关的变量，以及（c）三种抑郁症状测量指标中的每一种。
三种抑郁症状测量指标相互关联，且每一种均对 SRMH 的多变量模型做出了显著贡献。短版 CES-D、GDS-SF 和 PHQ-9 解释的方差分别为 11%、10%和 16%。
研究结果表明，抑郁症状测量指标与 SRMH 之间存在中度紧密的联系，并邀请对不同人群的 SRMH 进行进一步研究。
