Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older Community-dwelling Adults
This thesis aimed to identify and understand key modifiable factors related to depressive symptoms among older adults that can be feasibly targeted in early intervention efforts. This thesis identified life satisfaction, social support, and self-esteem as being important factors for depressive sympt...
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Curtin University
2021
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| author | Worrall, Caitlin |
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| description | This thesis aimed to identify and understand key modifiable factors related to depressive symptoms among older adults that can be feasibly targeted in early intervention efforts. This thesis identified life satisfaction, social support, and self-esteem as being important factors for depressive symptoms in older community-dwelling adults. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings highlight areas for future research and recommendations for intervention strategies targeting depressive symptoms among older adults at the community and individual level. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-862932023-11-15T00:33:51Z Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older Community-dwelling Adults Worrall, Caitlin This thesis aimed to identify and understand key modifiable factors related to depressive symptoms among older adults that can be feasibly targeted in early intervention efforts. This thesis identified life satisfaction, social support, and self-esteem as being important factors for depressive symptoms in older community-dwelling adults. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings highlight areas for future research and recommendations for intervention strategies targeting depressive symptoms among older adults at the community and individual level. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86293 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Worrall, Caitlin Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older Community-dwelling Adults |
| title | Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older
Community-dwelling Adults |
| title_full | Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older
Community-dwelling Adults |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older
Community-dwelling Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older
Community-dwelling Adults |
| title_short | Exploring Factors Associated with Depression among Older
Community-dwelling Adults |
| title_sort | exploring factors associated with depression among older
community-dwelling adults |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86293 |