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Role of socioeconomic status and housing conditions in geriatric depression in rural China: a cross-sectional study.
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- Housing conditions, cooking fuels, and health-related quality of life among rural middle-aged and elderly in northwest China: A ten-year balanced panel study.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Gender differences in geriatric depressive symptoms in urban China: the role of ADL and sensory and communication abilities.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Living arrangements and depression of the older adults- evidence from the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- [Urban-rural differentials in the relationship between personality traits and changes in depressive symptoms].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2023Article
- Association between chronic diseases and depression in the middle-aged and older adult Chinese population-a seven-year follow-up study based on CHARLS.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Late-life depression: Epidemiology, phenotype, pathogenesis and treatment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe primary aim of this study was to describe the socioeconomic status (SES), housing conditions and depression of the elderly in rural China, as well as to examine the associations between depression and SES and housing conditions using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).
designThis is a cross-sectional study.
settingA nationally representative sample of elderly in rural China.
participantsA total of 4585 elderly adults in 2015 in rural China. OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence and risk factors of depression among rural elderly.
resultsAmong the participants in this study, approximately 46.15% (2116/4585) reported depressive symptoms (10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [CESD-10] score >10) in rural China. The results revealed significant associations between higher scores on CESD-10 (indicating more symptoms of depression) and lowest personal annual income (OR=1.63, 95% CI 1.290 to 2.060), polluting cooking fuel (OR=1.16, 95% CI 1.018 to 1.321), toilet without seat (OR=1.273, 95% CI 1.056 to 1.535), as well as having no bath facility (OR=1.172, 95% CI 1.025 to 1.341) after adjustment for confounders.
conclusionElderly in rural China experienced severe depressive symptoms. Lowest personal annual income, polluting cooking fuel, toilet without seat and having no bath facility were significantly associated with more depressive symptoms. Caution needs to be taken in generalising the findings of this study to the rest of the population in China since its highly selected sample.
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