Titre :
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Do older adults become more depressed with age in Taiwan ? The role of social position and birth cohort. (2009)
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Auteurs :
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CHIAO (C.) : TWN. Institute of Health and Welfare Policy. College of Medicine. National Yang-Ming University. Taipei. ;
BOTTICELLO (A.) : USA. Kessler Foundation Research Center and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Umdnj-New Jersey Medical School. ;
WENG (L.J.) : TWN. Department of Psychology. College of Science. National Taiwan University. Taipei.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 63, n° 8, 2009)
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Pagination :
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625-632
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Personne âgée
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Age
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Taiwan
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Homme
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Asie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS BCR0xkAF. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : Depression is one of the most commonly encountered mental health problems during older adulthood. This study examines differences in depressive symptom trajectories among older Taiwanese adults across two birth cohorts (1920-1924 and 1925-1929), and explores the relationships between socioeconomic position (SEP) variables and symptom trajectories. Methods : Data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (TLSA) collected between 1989 and 2003 were analysed. The nationally representative sample is composed of community-living adults (n=2458) in Taiwan aged 60 years and above. Two distinct domains of depressive symptomatology, negative affect and lack of positive affect, assessed by the short form of the Center of Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale were used for all the analyses. Growth curve models were employed to assess the trajectories of depressive symptoms over time. Results : The relationship between ageing and depressive symptoms appeared linear with a minor curvilinear effect. The depressive symptoms in negative affect increased with age (mean linear growth rate=0.26, p
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