Heterogeneity in depression symptoms and health status among older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 879-896

  Mora, Pablo A ^a   Beamon, Teerah ^a   Preuitt, Leann ^a   DiBonaventura, Marco ^b   Leventhal, Elaine A ^c   Leventhal, Howard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b KANTAR HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression symptoms; health status; heterogeneity; latent profile analysis; older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANHEDONIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84864260379     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312440323     Document Type: Article

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