Der Zusammenhang zwischen Migrationsstatus und depressiven Symptomen in der älteren Bevölkerung in Deutschland

Zusammenfassung

Anliegen: Untersuchung des Zusammenhangs zwischen Migrationsstatus und depressiven Symptomen in der älteren Bevölkerung in Deutschland. Methode: In einer Querschnittstudie mit einer repräsentativen Stichprobe der ab 50-jährigen deutschen Bevölkerung (n = 2890) wurden depressive Symptome mit der EURO-D-Skala erfasst. Ergebnisse: Migranten (definiert als Personen mit eigener Migrationserfahrung) wiesen eine höhere Prävalenz depressiver Symptome (EURO-D ≥ 4 Punkte) auf (28 %) als Nichtmigranten (19 %). Nach Adjustierung für relevante Kovariablen blieb diese signifikante Assoziation bestehen. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Ergebnisse sprechen für eine Assoziation zwischen Migrationserfahrung und depressiven Symptomen in der ab 50-jährigen Bevölkerung.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the association between migrant status and depressive symptoms among the older population in Germany. Methods: In a cross-sectional study with the German subsample of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a population-based sample of 2890 German residents aged 50 years or older (mean age 65 years, 55 % women), the association between migrant status (defined as being born outside of, and having immigrated to Germany) and depressive symptoms (≥ 4 points on the EURO-D scale) was examined by multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 539 respondents (19 %) were migrants. Prevalence of depressive symptoms was higher in migrants (28 %) than in non-migrants (19 %, p < 0.001). Migrant status remained associated with depressive symptoms (odds ratio 1.50, 95 % confidence interval 1.11–2.01) in logistic regression analysis adjusting for sociodemographic factors, indicators of physical health, and cognitive function. Conclusions: The results suggest an association between migrant status and depressive symptoms in the older population in Germany that was independent of other predictors of late-life depression included in this analysis.

Schlüsselwörter

depressive Symptome - Migration - repräsentative Studie - EURO-D-Skala

Keywords

depressive symptoms - migrants - population-based study - EURO-D scale

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