Psychological distress in older adults linked to immigrant status, dietary intake, and physical health conditions in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

•Canadian women recent immigrants have 76% higher odds of psychological distress (PD).•Younger age, lower income, chronic pain, more chronic illnesses associated with PD.•Women's PD lower with greater fruit/vegetable intakes & lower waist-to-height ratio. Psychological distress increases mo...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2020-03, Vol.265, p.526-537
Main Authors: Davison, Karen M., Lung, Yu, Lin, Shen (Lamson), Tong, Hongmei, Kobayashi, Karen M., Fuller-Thomson, Esme
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Canada - epidemiology
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
CLSA
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eating
Emigrants and Immigrants
Female
Humans
Immigrants
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrient intake
Older adults
Psychological Distress
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
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Summary:•Canadian women recent immigrants have 76% higher odds of psychological distress (PD).•Younger age, lower income, chronic pain, more chronic illnesses associated with PD.•Women's PD lower with greater fruit/vegetable intakes & lower waist-to-height ratio. Psychological distress increases mortality risk; there is little knowledge about its prevelance and contributory factors in older populations. Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging baseline data (2010–2015) were analyzed to examine the relationship between Kessler's Psychological Distress Scale-K10 and immigrant status (recent/mid-term,
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.024