Functional impairment as a predictor of depressive symptomatology: The role of race, religiosity, and social support

被引:74
作者
Cummings, SM
Neff, JA
Husaini, BA
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Coll Social Work, Nashville, TN 37210 USA
[2] Univ Texas, Sch Social Work, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[3] Tennessee State Univ, Ctr Hlth Res, Nashville, TN USA
关键词
depression; elderly people; functional impairment; social support; religiosity;
D O I
10.1093/hsw/28.1.23
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The study discussed in this article examined the relationship between depression symptomatology and functional impairment among white and African American elderly people and investigated the effect of race, religiosity, and social support on this relationship. Study results indicate that although African American elderly people were more impaired in the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) than white elderly people, they did not experience higher levels of depression. However, African Americans did report significantly higher levels of religiosity and social support.
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