Risk factors for depression among the oldest-old in urban congregate housing

Contribution of grief

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9973375
AutoresHeehyul Moon (0000-0001-8567-6963, Case Western Reserve University, autor de correspondencia), Heehyul E Moon (0000-0002-6967-9328, Case Western Reserve University, autor de correspondencia), Kathryn Betts Adams (0000-0002-7213-6762, Case Western Reserve University), Amy Restorick Roberts (0000-0003-4852-3831, Case Western Reserve University)
Año2012
Volumen56
Número4
Páginas516-533
Fecha de publicación2012-01-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872811429954
OpenAlexW1997300829
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas39

The objective of this study was to research grief and depression in oldest-old people living in urban congregate housing by examining the various types of grief that they experience by using a stress process model for depression among the oldest old. This study used a convenience sample of the 128 participants aged 80 and older living in congregate housing. We found that the two types of grief most significantly associated with depressive symptoms were grieving about relocating, and loss of health. Our findings demonstrate the need to explore a variety of grief which influences mental health among oldest-old

Anxiety · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Grief · Mental health · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology