Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Aging Health. 2014 Oct;26(7):1155-71. doi: 10.1177/0898264314527611.
This study aimed to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among U.S. Chinese older adults.
Data were from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (PINE) study, a population-based survey of U.S. Chinese older adults aged 60 years and above. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to examine depressive symptoms.
Of the 3,159 community-dwelling Chinese older adults, 1,717 (54.4%) reported having any depressive symptoms in the last 2 weeks. Older age (r = .09), being female (r = .10), lower income (r = .09), not being married (r = .07), having fewer years in the United States (r = .05), lower overall health status (r = .32), poorer quality of life (r = .14), and worsening health over the past year (r = .24) were significantly and positively correlated with any depressive symptoms.
Depressive symptoms are common among U.S. Chinese older adults in the Greater Chicago area. Further longitudinal studies should be conducted to better understand risk factors and outcomes of depressive symptoms among U.S. Chinese older adults.
本研究旨在调查美国华裔老年人中抑郁症状的患病率。
数据来自芝加哥美籍华人老年人人口研究（PINE），这是一项针对 60 岁及以上美籍华人老年人的基于人群的调查。使用患者健康问卷（PHQ-9）来检查抑郁症状。
在 3159 名居住在社区的华裔老年人中，1717 名（54.4%）报告在过去 2 周内有任何抑郁症状。年龄较大（r =.09）、女性（r =.10）、收入较低（r =.09）、未婚（r =.07）、在美国居住时间较短（r =.05）、整体健康状况较差（r =.32）、生活质量较差（r =.14）以及过去一年健康状况恶化（r =.24）与任何抑郁症状显著正相关。
在大芝加哥地区，抑郁症状在美籍华裔老年人中很常见。应进行进一步的纵向研究，以更好地了解美籍华裔老年人抑郁症状的风险因素和结果。
