The study examines the impact of a series of chronic illnesses on change in depressive symptoms among the older people.
The study examines successful aging among Hong Kong Chinese older adults, defined by four dimensions including functional status, affective status, cognitive status, and productive involvement status.
Among other results, researchers find that all four ethnic groups reported high rates of psychological distress, with Mexican Americans reporting significantly higher rates of depression than Anglo or African Americans.
The study examines cross-generational levels of affection and consensus for Euro-American and Mexican American grandparents and adult grandchildren.
The study finds that problematic behavior of the dementia-affected person was found to be the most important factor associated with depressive symptoms, followed by poor self-reported health of the caregiver.
Data from the study show that household income and social functioning were significantly related to presence of depression.
The journal article discusses issues that are especially critical to dementia caregiver research with older racial and ethnic minorities and their familial caregivers, particularly persons of Latino origin.
The journal article reviews the demographic, economic, and health data of the Latino population and discusses current and proposed changes under Medicare and Medicaid and the potential impact of these revisions on the Latino population.
The study finds that differences among Whites, Mexican Americans and African Americans do exist and constitute a case of double jeopardy for the minority aged.
The research finds that modernization or societal development is related to negative perceptions of aging.
