Close Relations Matter: The Association Between Depression and Refugee Status in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

This study examined the prevalence and social determinants of depression among refugee and non-refugee adults aged 45–85 in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Bivariate analyses and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were conducted. The prevalence of depression was higher in a...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2020-10, Vol.22 (5), p.946-956
Main Authors: Lin, Shen (Lamson), Kobayashi, Karen, Tong, Hongmei, Davison, Karen M, Arora, Simran R. A., Fuller-Thomson, Esme
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Bivariate analysis
Comparative Law
Correlation analysis
Health behavior
Health problems
Health status
Immigrants
International & Foreign Law
Interpersonal relations
Longitudinal studies
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Networking
Original Paper
Private International Law
Public Health
Refugees
Regression analysis
Social factors
Social interactions
Social isolation
Social networks
Social organization
Social support
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
Sociology
Vulnerability
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Summary:This study examined the prevalence and social determinants of depression among refugee and non-refugee adults aged 45–85 in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Bivariate analyses and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were conducted. The prevalence of depression was higher in a sample of 272 refugees (22.1%) and 5059 non-refugee immigrants (16.6%), compared to 24,339 native-born Canadians (15.2%). The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of depression for refugees were not attenuated when controlling factors such as, (1) socioeconomic status, (2) health conditions and behaviours, (3) social isolation and online social networking (aORs range from 1.61 to 1.70, p’s 
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-020-00980-0