Community-Based Services and Depression from Person-Environment Fit Perspective: Focusing on Functional Impairments and Living Alone.
Guided by the Person-Environment Fit perspective, we investigated the extent to which personal and environmental factors influence depression among community-dwelling adults. The data came from the special section about community-based service utilization in the 2012 Health and Retirement Study (N=1,710). Although community-based service was not significantly associated with depression after controlling for covariates, respondents with functional limitations and living alone were less likely to be depressed when using community-based services. This study demonstrates the different associations between community-based services and depression depending on personal needs. It discusses the importance of community-based services for aging-in-place policy, particularly among vulnerable populations.
a University of New Hampshire , Durham , New Hampshire , USA.
BoRin
B
Kim
b George Warren Brown School of Social Work , Washington University in St. Louis , Missouri , USA.
Sojung
S
Park
a University of New Hampshire , Durham , New Hampshire , USA.
Jennifer
J
Bishop-Saucier
c The Institute of Professional Practice, Inc. , Concord , New Hampshire , USA.
Carrie
C
Amorim
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004779:Environment Design / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057187:Independent Living / Q000523:psychology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
Aging-in-place; community-based services; depression; person environment fit; vulnerable population