Functional Impairment As a Predictor of Depressive Symptomatology: the Role of Race, Religiosity, and Social Support

Overview

Journal Health Soc Work

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Health Services
Social Sciences

Date 2003 Mar 8

PMID 12621930

Citations 31

Authors

Sherry M Cummings

James Alan Neff

Baqar A Husaini

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Abstract

The study discussed in this article examined the relationship between depression symptomatology and functional impairment among white and African American elderly people and investigated the effect of race, religiosity, and social support on this relationship. Study results indicate that although African American elderly people were more impaired in the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) than white elderly people, they did not experience higher levels of depression. However, African Americans did report significantly higher levels of religiosity and social support.

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