Abstract
To clarify the prevalence of depression in a rural community in Japan and to evaluate the social and familial risk factors for depression, with the goal of suicide prevention, a questionnaire survey was conducted on a total of 2,763 elderly persons. The determined prevalence of depressive symptoms (Zung's self-rated depression scale score of 50 points or more) was 10.4%. Logistic regression analysis showed associations between depressive symptoms and age, absence of a friendly companion, irritation with one's family, frequent loneliness, the opinion that stress has a large impact on one's life, suicide ideation, and poor subjective physical and mental health.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Data Collection
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Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis
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Depressive Disorder, Major / epidemiology*
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Family Relations
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Female
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Geriatric Assessment
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Health Status
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Humans
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Japan / epidemiology
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Logistic Models
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Loneliness
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Male
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Mortality
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Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
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Prevalence
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / statistics & numerical data
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Risk Factors
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Rural Population / statistics & numerical data
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Stress, Psychological / epidemiology
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Stress, Psychological / psychology
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Suicide / statistics & numerical data
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Suicide Prevention
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Surveys and Questionnaires