Impairment, disability, social support and depression among older parents in rural Thailand

• Main Authors: Suttajit S., Punpuing S., Jirapramukpitak T., Tangchonlatip K., Darawuttimaprakorn N., Stewart R., Dewey M.E., Prince M., Abas M.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957169835&partnerID=40&md5=792a02e95cfb9355737e69584f6c2146; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20056022; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2535
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background It is not known whether social support modifies the association between depression and impairment or disability in older people from developing countries in Asia. Method We used a Thai version of the EURO-D scale to measure depression in 1104 Thai rural community-dwelling parents aged 60...