Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most disabling disorders and the one that most contributes to disability. When it occurs in older people, it is an additional burden to their potential physical and cognitive deficiencies, making MDD an important public health problem that supposes a lar...
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| description | Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most disabling disorders and the one that most contributes to disability. When it occurs in older people, it is an additional burden to their potential physical and cognitive deficiencies, making MDD an important public health problem that supposes a large investment in health. There is a clear lack of consistency between the subtypes of depression found in the literature, ranging from two to seven classes, with three being the most commonly found non-melancholic, melancholic and psychotic, or putative psychotics. The aim of this research is to add knowledge to the profiles of depressive symptoms in a representative sample of older Spanish people, and to study the possible relationship of these symptom profiles with variables that have traditionally been related to depression. Spanish data from the sixth wave of SHARE were used, with 612 Spanish older adults living in Spain. A routine of several LCAs with a different number of classes was performed to answer this first aim to classify Spanish adults with depression symptoms. The results pointed out the presence of three different classes among the participants in the study: psychosomatic (11.12%), melancholic (14.21%), and anhedonic (74.67%). This work represents a step forward to understand the heterogeneity of major depressive disorder, facilitating the diagnosis, and subsequent treatment of older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4375b4336d704c4ab57bb5da98287a982023-11-20T00:49:46ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292020-05-011057010.3390/life10050070Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive SymptomsSergio Pérez-Belmonte0Laura Galiana1Patricia Sancho2Amparo Oliver3José M. Tomás4Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Educational and Developmental Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most disabling disorders and the one that most contributes to disability. When it occurs in older people, it is an additional burden to their potential physical and cognitive deficiencies, making MDD an important public health problem that supposes a large investment in health. There is a clear lack of consistency between the subtypes of depression found in the literature, ranging from two to seven classes, with three being the most commonly found non-melancholic, melancholic and psychotic, or putative psychotics. The aim of this research is to add knowledge to the profiles of depressive symptoms in a representative sample of older Spanish people, and to study the possible relationship of these symptom profiles with variables that have traditionally been related to depression. Spanish data from the sixth wave of SHARE were used, with 612 Spanish older adults living in Spain. A routine of several LCAs with a different number of classes was performed to answer this first aim to classify Spanish adults with depression symptoms. The results pointed out the presence of three different classes among the participants in the study: psychosomatic (11.12%), melancholic (14.21%), and anhedonic (74.67%). This work represents a step forward to understand the heterogeneity of major depressive disorder, facilitating the diagnosis, and subsequent treatment of older adults.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/5/70major depressive disorderelderlyquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Pérez-Belmonte Laura Galiana Patricia Sancho Amparo Oliver José M. Tomás Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms Life major depressive disorder elderly quality of life |
| title | Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms |
| title_full | Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms |
| title_fullStr | Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms |
| title_short | Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms |
| title_sort | subtypes of depression latent class analysis in spanish old people with depressive symptoms |
| topic | major depressive disorder elderly quality of life |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/5/70 |
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