Prevalence and correlates of depression as a secondary condition among adults with disabilities.
This article examines the associations among environmental factors, healthy behaviors, and depression in a sample of adults with major disabilities. When sociodemographics and type and level of disability were controlled, environmental factors (e.g., access to care, contacts with friends, and experience of assault) and risk behaviors (e.g., tobacco use, marijuana use, and physical exercise) were significant correlates of depression. Public health practice and research implications are discussed.
Mitra
Monika
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Center for Community Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, USA. monika.mitra@state.ma.us
Wilber
Nancy
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Allen
Deborah
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Walker
Deborah Klein
DK
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires