The perceptions, social determinants, and negative health outcomes associated with depressive symptoms among U.S. Chinese older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 650-663

  Dong, Xin Qi ^a   Chang, E Shien ^a   Wong, Esther ^b   Simon, Melissa ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Chinese American Service League   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Psychological well being; U.S. Chinese population

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHICAGO; CHINA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84867412159     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr126     Document Type: Article

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