Eagles J M, McLeod I H, Douglas A S
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen.
Br J Psychiatry. 1997 Jul;171:53-5. doi: 10.1192/bjp.171.1.53.
Little is known about seasonal fluctuations in psychological well-being among elderly people.
Over a period of 21 months, 1466 elderly people completed the General Health Questionnaire and the Leeds Scales for Depression and Anxiety. Scores during the winter months (December to February) were compared with those during other months of the year.
Scores on all scales were significantly higher during the winter months, but there was no difference in rates of caseness. Unlike younger populations, elderly women did not exhibit greater seasonality in well-being than did elderly men.
Elderly people exhibit a small seasonal fluctuation in psychological well-being, which is probably of little clinical importance, and there is no gender difference. The findings support the contention that seasonal mood changes are most pronounced among females of reproductive age.
关于老年人心理健康的季节性波动，我们了解甚少。
在21个月的时间里，1466名老年人完成了一般健康问卷以及利兹抑郁与焦虑量表。将冬季月份（12月至2月）的得分与一年中其他月份的得分进行比较。
所有量表的得分在冬季月份均显著更高，但病例发生率并无差异。与年轻人群不同，老年女性在幸福感方面的季节性变化并不比老年男性更明显。
老年人心理健康存在轻微的季节性波动，这可能在临床上意义不大，且不存在性别差异。这些发现支持了这样一种观点，即季节性情绪变化在育龄女性中最为明显。
