Association Between Migrant Status and Depressive Symptoms in the Older Population in Germany A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

作者：Aichberger Marion C; Neuner Bruno; Hapke Ulfert; Rapp Michael A; Schouler Ocak Meryam; Busch Markus A^*

来源：Psychiatrische Praxis, 2012, 39(3): 116-121.

DOI：10.1055/s-0031-1276936

• depressive symptoms
• migrants
• population-based study
• EURO-D scale

Objective: To assess the association between migrant status and depressive symptoms among the older population in Germany.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study with the German subsample of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a population-based sample of 2890 German residents aged 50 years or older (mean age 65 years, 55% women), the association between migrant status (defined as being born outside of, and having immigrated to Germany) and depressive symptoms (>= 4 points on the EURO-D scale) was examined by multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: A total of 539 respondents (19 %) were migrants. Prevalence of depressive symptoms was higher in migrants (28 %) than in non-migrants (19 %, p<0.001). Migrant status remained associated with depressive symptoms (odds ratio 1.50, 95% confidence interval 1.11-2.01) in logistic regression analysis adjusting for sociodemographic factors, indicators of physical health, and cognitive function.
Conclusions: The results suggest an association between migrant status and depressive symptoms in the older population in Germany that was independent of other predictors of late-life depression included in this analysis.

• 出版日期2012-4