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01.02.2009 | Original Paper

Changes in Perceived Health and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis with Older Korean Americans

verfasst von: Yuri Jang, David A. Chiriboga, Giyeon Kim, Soyeon Cho

Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Ausgabe 1/2009

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Abstract

The present study examined changes in the perceived health of older Korean Americans (n = 141) over a 2-year period: 2003 (T1) and 2005 (T2). A hierarchical regression model of changes in perceived health was estimated with the following array of predictors: (1) background variables (age, gender, marital status, education, and length of stay in the United States), (2) initial perceived health (T1), (3) physical and mental health conditions at T1 (chronic conditions, functional disability, and depressive symptoms), and (4) changes in physical and mental health conditions (T2 − T1). When the effects of background variables and baseline perceived health were controlled, baseline chronic conditions and changes in both chronic conditions and depressive symptoms were found to predict changes in perceived health. Older individuals who initially had more chronic conditions and those who had experienced an increasing number of chronic conditions and depressive symptoms over 2 years viewed their health more negatively at follow-up. Findings highlight the importance of interventions for disease management and mental health promotion to enhance subjective health among older Korean immigrants.

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Titel: Changes in Perceived Health and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis with Older Korean Americans
verfasst von: Yuri Jang
David A. Chiriboga
Giyeon Kim
Soyeon Cho
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2009
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Ausgabe 1/2009
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-007-9112-4

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