Open AccessPrevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Elders in Massachusetts
Author(s) -
Luis M. Falcón,
Katherine L. Tucker
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/55.2.s108
Subject(s) - acculturation , depression (economics) , socioeconomic status , gerontology , demography , medicine , puerto rican , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , logistic regression , depressive symptoms , ethnic group , psychology , immigration , anxiety , population , psychiatry , environmental health , geography , economics , archaeology , macroeconomics , sociology , anthropology
Few studies have addressed depression among Puerto Rican and Dominican elders. This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptomatology and associated situational factors, among a representative sample of Hispanic elders in the state of Massachusetts and a neighborhood comparison group of non-Hispanic whites (NHWs).
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