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Article: Do medically unexplained somatic symptoms predict depression in older Chinese?

TitleDo medically unexplained somatic symptoms predict depression in older Chinese?
Authors
Keywordsmedically unexplained somatic symptoms
older Chinese
somatization
depression
Issue Date2012
Citation
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012, v. 27, n. 2, p. 119-126 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective To identify the pattern of somatic presentation of depression among older Chinese by examining the association between medically unexplained somatic symptoms and depression. Subjects The population comprised 1433 Chinese 65 years or older recruited from 11 older community centres distributed across the three main territory regions of Hong Kong. Method Data were collected between January and December 2008, with a response rate of 72.3%. Data on socio-demographic background, medical profile and somatic symptoms were collected. The Mental Health Inventory (five-item) was used for depression screening. Medically unexplained somatic symptoms were defined as those not explained by any known medical pathology. Results The prevalence of depression among older Chinese was 16.5%. They reported more frequently than did the non-depressed six medically unexplained somatic symptoms. After being adjusted for age, living arrangements, social support, financial strain, major stressful life events and chronic illness, depression was found to be significantly associated with all medically unexplained somatic symptoms (odds ratio: 1.667-2.268). Indeed, depressed older people were more likely to have multiple symptoms than were the non-depressed, the odds ratio increasing from 2.64 (95%CI: 1.884-3.717) for two co-existing symptoms to 4.521 (95%CI: 1.872-10.917) for six symptoms. Conclusion Older Chinese with depression were more likely to have multiple medically unexplained somatic symptoms, particularly fatigue, insomnia, loss of appetite and gastro-intestinal problems. Health care professionals need to be aware of this pattern of somatization and take active steps to rule out any underlying psychological etiology. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/280545
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dc.contributor.authorYu, Doris S.F.-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Diana T.F.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-17T14:34:19Z-
dc.date.available2020-02-17T14:34:19Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012, v. 27, n. 2, p. 119-126-
dc.identifier.issn0885-6230-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/280545-
dc.description.abstractObjective To identify the pattern of somatic presentation of depression among older Chinese by examining the association between medically unexplained somatic symptoms and depression. Subjects The population comprised 1433 Chinese 65 years or older recruited from 11 older community centres distributed across the three main territory regions of Hong Kong. Method Data were collected between January and December 2008, with a response rate of 72.3%. Data on socio-demographic background, medical profile and somatic symptoms were collected. The Mental Health Inventory (five-item) was used for depression screening. Medically unexplained somatic symptoms were defined as those not explained by any known medical pathology. Results The prevalence of depression among older Chinese was 16.5%. They reported more frequently than did the non-depressed six medically unexplained somatic symptoms. After being adjusted for age, living arrangements, social support, financial strain, major stressful life events and chronic illness, depression was found to be significantly associated with all medically unexplained somatic symptoms (odds ratio: 1.667-2.268). Indeed, depressed older people were more likely to have multiple symptoms than were the non-depressed, the odds ratio increasing from 2.64 (95%CI: 1.884-3.717) for two co-existing symptoms to 4.521 (95%CI: 1.872-10.917) for six symptoms. Conclusion Older Chinese with depression were more likely to have multiple medically unexplained somatic symptoms, particularly fatigue, insomnia, loss of appetite and gastro-intestinal problems. Health care professionals need to be aware of this pattern of somatization and take active steps to rule out any underlying psychological etiology. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry-
dc.subjectmedically unexplained somatic symptoms-
dc.subjectolder Chinese-
dc.subjectsomatization-
dc.subjectdepression-
dc.titleDo medically unexplained somatic symptoms predict depression in older Chinese?-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/gps.2692-
dc.identifier.pmid22223144-
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dc.identifier.volume27-
dc.identifier.issue2-
dc.identifier.spage119-
dc.identifier.epage126-
dc.identifier.eissn1099-1166-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000298788200002-
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