Li Jinhui, Theng Yin-Leng, Foo Schubert
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637718, Singapore.
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2015 Dec;30(4):409-22. doi: 10.1007/s10823-015-9272-y.
Depression is the most common mental and emotional disorder that emerges in the late stages of life. It is closely associated with poor health, disability, mortality, and suicide. The study examines the risk factors of depression in late life, especially the psychosocial factors, among a sample comprising 162 community-dwelling Singaporean adults aged 65 years and above. An interview-based structured survey was conducted in multiple senior activity centers located in different parts of Singapore. Results from the hierarchical regression analysis show that 32.9% of the variance in geriatric depression can be explained by the three psychosocial factors, among which loneliness, perceived social support, and the emotional regulation component of resilience are significantly associated with depression in older adults. Large-scale studies should be conducted to confirm the findings of the present study, and to further examine the predictive effects of these psychosocial factors on depression among older adults.
抑郁症是在生命后期出现的最常见的心理和情绪障碍。它与健康状况不佳、残疾、死亡率和自杀密切相关。该研究在一个由162名65岁及以上居住在社区的新加坡成年人组成的样本中，考察了晚年抑郁症的风险因素，尤其是心理社会因素。在新加坡不同地区的多个老年活动中心进行了基于访谈的结构化调查。分层回归分析结果表明，老年抑郁症32.9%的变异可由这三个心理社会因素解释，其中孤独感、感知到的社会支持和心理韧性的情绪调节成分与老年人的抑郁症显著相关。应开展大规模研究以证实本研究的结果，并进一步考察这些心理社会因素对老年人抑郁症的预测作用。
