Factors associated with incidence of depressiveness among the middle-aged and older Estonian population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Relatively scant research among older Estonian population describes factors associated with the incidence of depressive symptoms. This study identifies factors associated with the incidence of depressiveness among middle-aged and older Estonians over 2- and 4-year periods.

Method

In this cross-sectional analysis, logistic regression models are used to identify the factors associated with the incidence of depressiveness over 2- and 4-year periods. The data were drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) 2011-2015 which included Estonian population aged 53 years and older in 2013. After excluding those younger than 53 years, not interviewed 2 years later, those with depressive symptoms at baseline in 2013, and missing values for depressi

SUBMITTER: Abuladze L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7682222 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature