Impact of Major Depression and Subsyndromal Symptoms on Quality of Life and Attitudes Toward Aging in an International Sample of Older Adults | Zendy

Eduardo Chachamovich | Zendy; Marcelo P. Fleck | Zendy; Ken Laidlaw | Zendy; Mick Power | Zendy

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Impact of Major Depression and Subsyndromal Symptoms on Quality of Life and Attitudes Toward Aging in an International Sample of Older Adults

Author(s) -

Eduardo Chachamovich,

Marcelo P. Fleck,

Ken Laidlaw,

Mick Power

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/48.5.593

Subject(s) - depression (economics) , respondent , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , multilevel model , psychology , medicine , late life depression , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , machine learning , political science , computer science , law , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics

The impact of major depression on quality of life (QOL) and aging experiences in older adults has been reported. Studies have demonstrated that the clinical diagnosis of major depression is the strongest predictor for QOL. We postulate that some findings are biased because of the use of inadequate instruments. Although subsyndromal depression is more prevalent than major depression, there are no reports on its impact on QOL or attitudes toward aging. In the present study we aim at assessing the association of major and subsyndromal depression on QOL and attitudes toward aging in a large international sample.

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