Reliability of the geriatric depression scale for use among elderly Asian immigrants in the USA
Reliability of the geriatric depression scale for use among elderly Asian immigrants in the USA
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DOI：
10.1017/s1041610203009517
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
影响因子：
7
通讯作者：
Domanski, MD
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作者：
Mui, AC;Kang, SY;Domanski, MD
在美国的亚洲和其他移民的数量不断增加，导致了对跨文化问题敏感的研究方法的更大需求。一个区域概率样本（n = 407）的亚洲老年移民不同国籍（中国，韩国，印度，菲律宾，越南，或日本）居住在纽约市的老年抑郁量表（GDS）的可靠性进行了检查。使用30项GDS，约40%的亚洲老年移民代表性样本被认为是抑郁症，这表明抑郁症的发病率高于以前在美国和亚洲的其他亚洲老年人样本的研究。结果还表明，30项GDS和15项GDS简表是可靠的措施，以评估社区居住的亚洲移民老人的抑郁症。数据强烈表明，在美国的亚洲老年移民有患抑郁症的风险，这表明需要设计文化敏感的心理健康计划。
The increasing numbers of Asian and other immigrants in the United States have resulted in greater demands for research methodology sensitive to cross-cultural issues. A regional probability sample (n = 407) of Asian elderly immigrants of different nationalities (Chinese, Korean, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, or Japanese) residing in New York City was used to examine the reliability of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Using the 30-item GDS, about 40% of this representative sample of Asian elderly immigrants was considered to be depressed, indicating higher depression rates than in the previous studies of other Asian elderly samples in the US and in Asia. Results also showed that the 30-item GDS and 15-item GDS Short Forms were reliable measures to assess depression in community-dwelling Asian immigrant elders. Data strongly suggest that Asian elderly immigrants in the US are at risk of depression, indicating a need for the design of culturally sensitive mental health programs.