Association between depression and socio-economic status among community-dwelling elderly in Japan: the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES).

Full Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence of depression by area and socio-economic status (SES). Study participants were 32,891 Japanese elderly aged 65 and over who responded to a postal survey conducted in 15 municipalities in 2003. Depression was assessed using a short version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). SES was measured using years of education and income adjusted for family size. After adjustment for age, illness, higher level of activities of daily living, sex, marital status, and self-rated health, depression was still significantly associated with lower SES and residential area. Further research should also examine the area effect on health.

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Author information

Author/s: Murata, Chiyoe (C); Kondo, Katsunori (K); Hirai, Hiroshi (H); Ichida, Yukinobu (Y); Ojima, Toshiyuki (T);

Affiliation: Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan. cmurata(-atsign-)hama-med.ac.jp

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Health & place (Health Place), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 14 (issue 3) : pp 406-14

Dates: Created 2008/04/03; Completed 2008/06/25;

PMID: 17913562, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Depression - classification; epidemiology; etiology
Female
Geriatrics
Health Status
Humans

Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Logistic Models
Male
Postal Service
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Social Class

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