Changes in depressive symptoms among older adults with multiple chronic conditions: Role of positive and negative social supports

• Main Authors: AHN, Sangnam, KIM, Seonghoon, ZHANG, Hongmei
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Chronic illness; depression; social support; successful aging; Econometrics; Gerontology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1989; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2988/viewcontent/ijerph_14_00016__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Depression severely affects older adults in the United States. As part of the social environment, significant social support was suggested to ameliorate depression among older adults. We investigate how varying forms of social support moderate depressive symptomatology among older adults with multipl...