Open AccessWithin-Group Differences in Depression Among Older Hispanics Living in the United States
Author(s) -
Frances M. Yang,
Yamileth Cazorla-Lancaster,
Richard N. Jones
Publication year - 2008
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/63.1.p27
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , socioeconomic status , gerontology , depressive symptoms , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , demography , medicine , mexican americans , health and retirement study , psychology , ethnic group , psychiatry , anxiety , environmental health , population , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics
Using the Health and Retirement Study, we examine the prevalence of depression in different groups of Hispanic older adults. Respondents (n = 759) were aged 59 and older and identified themselves as Mexican American (56%), Cuban American (13%), Puerto Rican (8%), other (8%), or not specified (15%). We used a modified version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview to assess depressive symptoms and the presence of major depression. Relative to Puerto Ricans, each Hispanic group had significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms, except for Cuban Americans; and each Hispanic group had lower prevalence rates for major depression, except for other Hispanics, even after we adjusted for sociodemographic, cultural factors, socioeconomic, functional limitations, and chronic health conditions.
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