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ToolsGallagher, Damien, Savva, George, Kenny, RoseAnne and Lawlor, Brian A. (2013) What predicts persistent depression in older adults across Europe?:Utility of clinical and neuropsychological predictors from the SHARE study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 147 (1-3). pp. 192-197. ISSN 0165-0327
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Background: Depression in later life frequently persists and perpetuating factors are of immediate therapeutic relevance to clinicians. No studies of this scale have examined both clinical and neuropsychological predictors of persistent depression in a cross-national European context. Methods: 4095 community dwelling older adults (=50 yr) with clinically signficant depression (EURO-D=4) from eleven European countries in the Survey of Heath, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) were followed for a median of 28 months. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine predictors of persistent depression. Results: 2187 (53.4%) remained depressed at follow up. Independent predictors included: female gender, baseline functional impairment, functional decline, physical symptoms, past history of depression, increased severity of depression, early age of onset (
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | depression,older adults,clinical predictors |
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| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health in Later Life (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2013 11:58 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2023 01:59 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43304 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jad.2012.10.037 |
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