TY - JOUR
AU - Lai, Daniel WL
AB - Objectives:The impact of culture on mental health has been inadequately researched. This study examines the effect of cultural factors on the depressive symptoms reported by elderly Chinese immigrants in Canada.Method:Data from 1537 elderly Chinese immigrants who took part in a cross-sectional multisite survey on the health and well-being of older Chinese-Canadians were used. Participants were identified through telephone screening of randomly selected telephone numbers listed with Chinese surnames. A structured questionnaire was used to conduct face-to-face interviews. A Chinese version of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess depressive symptoms.Results:Close to one-quarter of the elderly Chinese immigrants reported having at least a mild level of depressive symptoms. Having more cultural barriers and a higher level of identification with Chinese cultural values resulted in a higher probability of being depressive.Conclusions:The importance of the sociocultural determinants of mental health is demonstrated. The health delivery system should be more sensitive to the unique ethnic and cultural differences of older immigrants.
TI - Impact of Culture on Depressive Symptoms of Elderly Chinese Immigrants
JF - Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
DO - 10.1177/070674370404901205
DA - 2004-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/impact-of-culture-on-depressive-symptoms-of-elderly-chinese-immigrants-SZDCgVRLCl
SP - 820
EP - 827
VL - 49
IS - 12
DP - DeepDyve
ER -