ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2015
Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Mexican Americans.
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- Age at Arrival and Depression among Mexican Immigrant Women in Alabama: The Moderating Role of Culture.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Dual Trajectories of Dementia and Social Support in the Mexican-Origin Population.The Gerontologist · 2021Article
- Trajectories of major depression in middle-aged and older adults: A population-based study.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2019Article
- Life Expectancies With Depression by Age of Migration and Gender Among Older Mexican Americans.The Gerontologist · 2019Article
- Risk and Resiliency in the Relationship Between Widowhood and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Mexican Americans.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2019Article
- Age of Migration Differentials in Life Expectancy With Cognitive Impairment: 20-Year Findings From the Hispanic-EPESE.The Gerontologist · 2018Article
- Educational Mobility Across Generations and Depressive Symptoms Over 10 Years Among US Latinos.American journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Migration of adult children and mental health of older parents 'left behind': An integrative review.PloS one · 2018Review
- Trajectories of concurrent depressive symptoms and cognitive function on health outcomes and mortality among older Mexican Americans.Archives of gerontology and geriatricsArticle
- Allostatic Load, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Depressive Symptoms by Birthplace Among Older Adults in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA).Journal of aging and healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify depressive symptom trajectories and factors associated with trajectory group membership in the very old segment of the rapidly growing and long-living Mexican-American population.
designLatent growth curve modeling was used to identify depressive symptom trajectories and multinomial logistic regression to identify factors associated with trajectory group membership.
settingData spanning three waves and 7 years (2004-05, 2007-08, 2010-11) drawn from the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly; homes of Mexican-origin elderly adults.
participantsCommunity-dwelling Mexican Americans aged 75 and older living in the southwestern United States (N = 1,487). MEASUREMENTS: The 20-item version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.
resultsThree trajectory groups were identified: low throughout, increasing, and high but decreasing. Activity of daily living disability was the strongest predictor of depressive symptoms, followed by social support. Foreign-born individuals were at greater risk than those who are U.S. born for high but decreasing depressive symptoms than for low depressive symptoms.
conclusionEarly detection and treatment of chronic disabling conditions, especially heart disease, cancer, visual impairment, and cognitive impairment, and increasing access to social participation should be the focus of treatment and intervention strategies for depression in very old Mexican Americans.
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