Depressive symptoms and aging: The effects of illness and non-health-related events
Depressive symptoms and aging: The effects of illness and non-health-related events
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/58.6.p320
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发表时间：
2003-11-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Pedersen, NL
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作者：
Fiske, A;Gatz, M;Pedersen, NL
这项研究研究了抑郁症状是否随着年龄的增长而纵向增加，并评估了影响健康下降和与健康无关的负面生活事件的两个潜在来源。瑞典收养/双胞胎老龄化研究中 29-93 岁的成年人每 3 年完成 3 次流行病学研究中心抑郁量表。对其中一个双胞胎 (n = 877) 进行分析，并以非独立重复的方式对第二个双胞胎 (n = 909) 进行重复分析。无论男性还是女性，抑郁症状都会随着年龄的增长而适度增加，尤其是老年参与者。健康状况与抑郁症状相关，但过去 3 年的新疾病并不能一致地预测抑郁症状的纵向增加。过去三年的负面生活事件预示着抑郁症状。值得注意的是，抑郁症状也预示着未来的负面生活事件。
This study examined whether depressive symptoms increase with age longitudinally, and it evaluated two potential sources of influence-declining health and non-health-related negative life events. Adults aged 29-93 years from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale three times at 3-year intervals. Analyses were performed on one twin (n = 877) and repeated on the second twin (n = 909) as a nonindependent replication. Depressive symptoms increased modestly with age in both men and women, particularly in the older participants. Health status was correlated with depressive symptoms, but new illnesses in the previous 3 years did not consistently predict increases in depressive symptoms longitudinally. Negative life events in the previous 3 years predicted depressive symptoms. Notably, depressive symptoms also predicted future negative life events.