Are old people more depressed? Cross-sectional data on Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale factors.
Are old people more depressed? Cross-sectional data on Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale factors.
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老年人更容易抑郁吗？
DOI：
10.1037//0882-7974.5.2.284
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发表时间：
1990
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Hurwicz,ML
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作者：
Gatz,M;Hurwicz,ML
对4个年龄队列组的20项流行病学研究中心抑郁量表（CES-D）的年龄差异进行了检查：20-39岁（n= 548），40-54岁（n= 218），55-69岁（n= 352）和70-98岁（n= 212）。在总CES-D方面，存在显著的年龄效应和二次趋势，中年人的平均值最小，老年人的平均值最高。在4个CES-D子量表--抑郁情绪、精神运动发育迟缓、缺乏幸福感（即反向评分项目）和人际困难--最年长的一组仅在缺乏幸福感方面得分最高。抑郁症的躯体症状没有升高。年轻人在抑郁情绪上得分最高。现在老年人的抑郁症状的自我报告通常不会增加;然而，在询问受访者是否有希望的前景时，70岁及以上的人更有可能支持缺乏这种积极的感觉。
Age differences on the 20-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) were examined for 4 age–cohort groups: 20–39 years (n= 548), 40–54 years (n= 218), 55–69 years (n= 352), and 70–98 years (n= 212). On total CES-D, there was a significant age effect and quadratic trend, with means for the middle aged least and those for the oldest most elevated. On 4 CES-D subscales—Depressed Mood, Psychomotor Retardation, Lack of Well-being (ie, reverse-scored items), and Interpersonal Difficulties—the oldest group scored highest only on lack of well-being. Somatic symptoms of depression were not elevated. Young adults scored highest on depressed mood. Adults who are now old were not generally characterized by elevated self-reports of depressive symptoms; however, on items asking whether the respondent has a hopeful outlook, those aged 70 and older were more likely to endorse a lack of such positive feelings.