Prevalence and risk-factors for depression in elderly Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands

Wurff, F. B. van der; Beekman, Aartjan T.F.; Dijkshoorn, Henriëtte; Spijker, J.; Smits, Carolien; Stek, Max L.; Verhoeff, Arnoud P.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2004.04.009

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“…This idea also enables the accommodation of other causes of, for instance, the high mean CES-D scores among Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands [45]. However, it would lead to identical analyses and results as we presented.…”

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Katz' ADL index assessed functional performance of Turkish, Moroccan, and Dutch elderly

Reijneveld

Spijker

Dijkshoorn

2007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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Background and Objective: We examined the reliability and validity of self-reported limitations encountered in the activities of daily living (ADL) as measure of functional performance, for Turkish, Moroccan, and indigenous Dutch elderly in the Netherlands.Methods: We obtained data on self-reported ADL measured by Katz' ADL index and on five related health outcomes among a general population sample of 304 Dutch, 330 Turkish, and 299 Moroccan respondents aged 55e74 years, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (response: 60%).Results: Katz' ADL index demonstrated good internal consistencies for each ethnic group (Cronbach's alphas: 0.84e0.94). Regarding validity, the ADL index showed relatively strong associations with related outcomes, that is, long-term limitations in mobility and SF-36 physical functioning (rank correlations: 0.64 and À0.60, respectively). Associations with more general health outcomes, number of chronic disorders, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale symptoms, and SF-36 role performance were weaker, as expected. Associations were stronger for Moroccans than for indigenous Dutch elderly regarding both SF-36 outcomes and depressive symptoms.Conclusion: Katz' ADL index is valid to assess functional performance of Turkish, Moroccan, and Dutch elderly, but comparisons with Moroccan elderly should be handled with caution. The explanation of these findings and their generalizability to other ethnic groups deserve further study. Ó

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confidence: 77%

Katz' ADL index assessed functional performance of Turkish, Moroccan, and Dutch elderly

Reijneveld

Spijker

Dijkshoorn

2007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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“…Moroccan immigrant patients in France have been described to present clinical pictures of 'hypochondriacal depression' verging on malingering [6]. A high tendency to report depressive symptoms has also been suggested as an explanation for the high levels of depressive symptoms found in population studies of Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands [51] and Belgium [28]. Therefore, some clinicians tend to play down the depressive symptoms of immigrant patients.…”

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Similarity in depressive symptom profile in a population-based study of migrants in the Netherlands

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Soc Psychiat Epidemiol

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Objective Depression is a clinical syndrome developed in Western Europe and North-America. The expression of symptoms and the impact of symptoms on functioning may therefore be expected to vary across cultures and languages. Our first aim was to study differences in depressive symptom profile between indigenous and non-Western immigrant populations in the Netherlands. We hypothesized that differences in expression of depressive symptoms would be more likely in the domains of mood and cognitions, and less likely in the domains of psychomotor and vegetative symptoms. Our second aim was to study ethnic differences in the association of depressive symptoms and general functioning. Method In a random community sample stratified for ethnicity in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, depressive symptoms were assessed by bilingual interviewers using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 2.1) and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Impairments in functioning were measured by the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II). Results were obtained from 812 subjects: N = 321 native Dutch, N = 213 Turkish-Dutch, N = 191 Moroccan-Dutch, N = 87 Surinamese-Dutch. Differences in depressive symptom expression were tested by differential item functioning. Results The prevalence of DSM-IV depressive disorder and the overall level of depressive symptoms were higher in the Turkish and Moroccan immigrant groups compared to native Dutch subjects. Ethnic differences in item functioning of depressive symptoms were rare, and equally unlikely in all four symptom domains. Depression was equally associated with functional impairment across ethnic groups. Conclusion Although depressive symptoms were more common among migrants than in the indigenous population, both the depressive symptom profile and the associated functional impairments were comparable. These findings may help diminishing concerns about the validity of using existing diagnostic procedures among ethnic minority groups.

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“…Authors then stratified the sample by gender, age and descent. Interviewers were matched to respondents on the basis of ethnic origin and gender and interviewed the respondents in their native language (Van der Wurff et al 2004). …”

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“…If the respondent or their parents were born in Turkey or in Morocco, the respondent's ethnicity was considered Turkish or Moroccan, respectively (Van der Wurff et al 2004). …”

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Mental Health in Domesticated Immigrant Population – A Systematic Review

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Prevalence and risk-factors for depression in elderly Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands

Cited by 170 publications

References 23 publications

Katz' ADL index assessed functional performance of Turkish, Moroccan, and Dutch elderly

Katz' ADL index assessed functional performance of Turkish, Moroccan, and Dutch elderly

Similarity in depressive symptom profile in a population-based study of migrants in the Netherlands

Mental Health in Domesticated Immigrant Population – A Systematic Review

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