title: Understanding depressive symptoms among community-dwelling Chinese older adults in the Greater Chicago area.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among U.S. Chinese older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (PINE) study, a population-based survey of U.S. Chinese older adults aged 60 years and above. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to examine depressive symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 3,159 community-dwelling Chinese older adults, 1,717 (54.4%) reported having any depressive symptoms in the last 2 weeks. Older age (r = .09), being female (r = .10), lower income (r = .09), not being married (r = .07), having fewer years in the United States (r = .05), lower overall health status (r = .32), poorer quality of life (r = .14), and worsening health over the past year (r = .24) were significantly and positively correlated with any depressive symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Depressive symptoms are common among U.S. Chinese older adults in the Greater Chicago area. Further longitudinal studies should be conducted to better understand risk factors and outcomes of depressive symptoms among U.S. Chinese older adults.
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA xinqi_dong@rush.edu.
authors.forename: XinQi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Ruijia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Chengyue
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Chinese; depressive symptoms; older adults; prevalence