Mui A C
Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY 10025, USA.
Soc Work. 1996 Nov;41(6):633-45.
Despite an increase in the population of elderly Chinese immigrants, little is known about their mental health problems. The most prevalent mental health problem of elderly people-depression-often goes unrecognized and untreated. In an interview format, the author administered the Geriatric Depression Scale and measures of health status, living situation, stressful life events, and informal support to a community sample of 50 elderly Chinese immigrants recruited at senior centers and meal sites. Respondents who rated their health as good, who lived with others, and who were satisfied with help received from family members were least likely to be depressed. The impact of these factors on the mental health of elderly Chinese immigrants can be understood in light of their unique cultural values.
尽管中国老年移民的数量有所增加，但对他们的心理健康问题却知之甚少。老年人最普遍的心理健康问题——抑郁症——往往未被识别和治疗。作者采用访谈形式，对从老年中心和供餐点招募的50名中国老年移民社区样本进行了老年抑郁量表测试，并测量了他们的健康状况、生活状况、应激性生活事件和非正式支持情况。将自己的健康状况评为良好、与他人同住且对从家庭成员那里得到的帮助感到满意的受访者患抑郁症的可能性最小。鉴于他们独特的文化价值观，可以理解这些因素对中国老年移民心理健康的影响。
