Measurement differences in depression: Chronic health-related and sociodemographic effects in older Americans

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 993-1004

  Yang, Frances M ^a,b   Jones, Richard N ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease and risk factors; Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression; Chronic health conditions; Differential Item Functioning; Item Response Theory; Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HAPPINESS; HEALTH; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STROKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CULTURE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59849111078     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31818ce4fa     Document Type: Article

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