Burden and correlates of geriatric depression in the Uyghur elderly population, observation from Xinjiang, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the gradual aging of the population, geriatric depression has become a major public health issue in China owing to its overall upward trend and associated negative socio-economic impact. Dearth of information regarding the burden and correlates of geriatric depression among Uyghur minority population in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, called for a comprehensive survey involving representative sample for designing efficient targeted intervention to control this disabling disease.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1329 consenting Uyghur elderly in 2011 in six randomly selected communities/villages in Xinjiang. Information about socio-demographics, behavior, negative life-events, satisfaction regarding income/quality of life and other chronic disea

SUBMITTER: Feng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4250089 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature