Relationship between self-rated filial piety and depressive symptoms among the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2015.06.016
- VernacularTitle:自评儿女孝顺与老年抑郁症之间的关系
- Author:
Qingbo HUANG
1
;
Xu ZHANG
;
Ping GUO
;
Gong CHEN
Author Information
1. 100871,北京大学人口研究所世界卫生组织人口健康合作中心
- Keywords:
Piety;
Elderly;
Depressive symptom
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2015;36(6):612-616
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To examine the association between self-rated filial piety and depression among the elderly,in order to provide evidence for improving the intervention programs on mental health in the elderly.Methods Descriptive,correlative and multiple logistic regression models were used to analyze the elderly aged 60 years or over relationship between self-rated filial piety and depressive symptoms.Source of data was from the 2010 Sample Survey of the Aged Population in Urban/Rural China (n=18 234).Results Twenty-two point five zero and 1.66％ of the respondents reported having had depression with poor self-rated filial piety.Findings from multiple logistic regression showed that poor self-rated filial piety was associated with higher risk of depression when comparing to those under ‘so-so self-rated filial piety’ (OR=1.88,95％ CI:1.71-2.07) or good self-rated filial piety (OR=3.15,95％ CI:2.41-4.12) among the elderly,after adjusting for factors related to socio-demographic and familiar characteristics.Conclusion Poor self-rated filial piety was associated with depression among the elderly.Programs including support to the elderly and reinforcing publicity on filial piety plus intervention for the elderly with poor self-rated filial piety should be implemented to protect the mental health in the elderly.
