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Lifetime urban/rural residence, social support and late‐life depression in Korea
Author(s) -
Kim JaeMin,
Stewart Robert,
Shin IlSeon,
Yoon JinSang,
Lee HyungYung
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.1175
Subject(s) - residence , depression (economics) , rural area , social support , gerontology , demography , geography , psychology , medicine , sociology , social psychology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Background Population ageing and rural–urban migration are accelerating in many non‐Western nations. This study aimed to investigate: (i) the association between lifetime urban/rural residence and late‐life depression in Korea and (ii) modification of associations between depression and social support by lifetime residence. Methods 1204 urban/rural residents aged 65+were interviewed and GMS‐AGECAT diagnoses made. Previous areas of residence were recorded and social support deficits quantified. Results Depression was present in 9% and 21% of the rural and urban samples respectively. For the urban sample, depression was not associated with earlier urban/rural residence. Social support deficits were most strongly associated with depression in people with a lifetime rural residence, followed by urban residents with a rural birthplace. Conclusions Prevalence rates of depression were increased in the urban sample regardless of previous urban/rural residence. Reduced social support was particularly strongly associated with depression in people with a rural upbringing. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.