Relative prevalence of psychological morbidity in older immigrants
| Autor: | Nadia Ranieri, Steven Klimidis, Harry Minas, Geoffrey W. Stuart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
Gerontology Social Psychology Potential risk media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Self-esteem social sciences humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Scale (social sciences) medicine Anxiety Elderly people medicine.symptom Psychology Screening instrument Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 1:58-72 |
| ISSN: | 1754-2871 1754-2863 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17542860802149845 |
| Popis: | This study examined the rates of psychological morbidity in Australian-born elderly and three immigrant elderly groups. The prevalence of psychological morbidity (as estimated by scores on the General Health Questionnaire-28, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and a brief treatment-use screening instrument) was examined in community samples of English-speaking (mostly Australian-born), Italian-speaking, Macedonian-speaking and Spanish-speaking elderly people living in the community. Morbidity levels were shown to be quite variable. Italian-speaking elderly (particularly women) had the highest levels. Immigrant elderly groups of non-English speaking background tended to have higher levels of pathology than did the English-speaking group. Women were found to have higher levels of morbidity than men. Variable morbidity levels across groups suggest the need to examine the complex factors that may result in differential risk in various populations. Potential risk factors for immigrant elderly populations are disc... |
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