Sex differences in depression among older adults

dc.contributor.author	Καραγιάννη, Βιλελμίνη Ι.	el
dc.contributor.author	Στυλιανοπούλου, Χριστίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουλιεράκης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπαμπάτσικου, Φωτούλα Π.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουτής, Χαρίλαος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-08T14:49:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-08T14:49:50Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-08
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/3547
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.springer.com/gp/	en
dc.subject	Depression in women
dc.subject	Depression in men
dc.subject	Depression in old age
dc.subject	Συμπτώματα κατάθλιψης
dc.subject	Κατάθλιψη στις γυναίκες
dc.subject	Κατάθλιψη στους άντρες
dc.subject	Κατάθλιψη στους ηλικιωμένους
dc.subject	Αστκός κοινοτικός πληθυσμός
dc.subject	depression symptoms
dc.subject	Urban community population
dc.title	Sex differences in depression among older adults	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	are older women more vulnerable than men in social risk factors? The case of open care centers for older people in Greece	en
heal.generalDescription	Issue 2	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Mental health
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Ψυχική υγεία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006455
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ψυχική υγεία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Κατάθλιψη
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005658
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002046
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004838
heal.contributorName	Deeg, D.J.H. (ed.)	en
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1007/s10433-012-0216-x
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας.Τμήμα Δημόσιας Υγείας και Κοινοτικής Υγείας.Κατεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας.(Δημόσιας Υγιεινής).	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Carayanni, V., Stylianopoulou, C., Koulierakis, G., Babatsikou, F. P. and Koutis, C. (2012). Sex differences in depression among older adults: are older women more vulnerable than men in social risk factors? The case of open care centers for older people in Greece. " European Journal of Ageing". 9, pp. 177-186.	en
heal.abstract	This study examined depression, which, research has indicated, is the most common mental health problem affecting older people, especially women. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of depression among older people in an urban Greek population and to investigate the covariates of depression symptoms preva¬lence by gender. The sample consisted of 360 individuals, 218 women and 142 men, aged 60 years or older, members of four open care centers for older people in Greece. A questionnaire for socio-demographic and medical data was used. Depression was probed by use of the geriatric depression scale short form. One-hundred and nine persons (30.3%), 32 men (22.53%) and 77 women (35.12%) were found to have depressive symptoms. The results indicated that women have more depression symptoms than men. Being currently unmarried and suffering from multimorbidity were associated with depression symptoms in both gender groups. Meetings with friends were found to be protective factors for both sexes; care of grandchildren and participating in outings and excursions seemed to be protective factors for women only. Unfavorable economic situations, and being childless, were associated with prevalence of depression symptoms among women only. This study confirmed the relationship between depression symptoms and gender and the importance of social and medical factors in the prevalence of depression symptoms, in both gender groups. It also indicated the greater vulnerability of women to some social factors.	en
heal.publisher	Springer Netherlands	en
heal.journalName	European Journal of Ageing	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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