title: The association between self-rated mental health and symptoms of depression in Korean American older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study examined the association of self-rated mental health (SRMH) with three measures of depressive symptoms (the short form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9) in Korean American older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 420 community-dwelling Korean American older adults (M(age) = 71.6, SD = 7.59) in the New York City metropolitan area. Hierarchical regression models of SRMH were estimated with an array of predictors: (a) sociodemographic characteristics, (b) physical health-related variables, and (c) each of the three depressive symptom measures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The three measures of depressive symptoms were interrelated, and each of them made a significant contribution to the multivariate models of SRMH. The amount of variance explained by the short-form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9 was 11%, 10%, and 16%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings show a moderately strong linkage between the measures of depressive symptoms and SRMH and invite further research on SRMH in diverse populations.
authors: School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. yjang@usf.edu
authors: Yuri
authors: Y
authors: Jang
authors: Nan Sook
authors: NS
authors: Park
authors: Giyeon
authors: G
authors: Kim
authors: Kyung Hwa
authors: KH
authors: Kwag
authors: Soonhee
authors: S
authors: Roh
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Chiriboga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012923:Social Class