Hautzinger M
Aktuelle Gerontol. 1983 Sep;13(5):191-4.
A community sample of older adults was investigated to test some of the current hypothesis about the etiology of depression in the elderly. Multiple regression analysis showed that cognitive disturbances (memory, concentration), previous depressive episodes, and somatic health problems accounted for most of the etiological variance. Other variables, like stressful life events, financial problems, social isolation, alcohol use, age, sex, and previous somatic illnesses are significant but their numerical values are very small. Etiological insignificant were the variables: physical activities, competency in daily living, and support by ones own children.
对一组老年社区样本进行了调查，以检验当前一些关于老年人抑郁症病因的假设。多元回归分析表明，认知障碍（记忆力、注意力）、既往抑郁发作和躯体健康问题占了大部分病因差异。其他变量，如生活应激事件、经济问题、社会隔离、饮酒、年龄、性别和既往躯体疾病虽有显著意义，但它们的数值非常小。而身体活动、日常生活能力和子女支持这些变量在病因学上并无显著意义。
