Prevalence of XXXX in an elderly population in Finland.

@entity1 @entity162 @entity308 @entity14256
The prevalence of @entity308 by sex, age and certain sociodemographic variables was investigated in a sample of elderly Finns (60 years or over) living in the semi-industrialized municipality of Aht  ri (n = 1529). The study was carried out in two phases. In the first phase, depressive symptoms were screened with the Zung Self-rating @entity308 Scale (ZSDS). In the second phase, @entity1 scoring greater than or equal to 40 points in the ZSDS and a random sample of @entity1 scoring less than 40 ZSDS points were examined by a general practitioner. The prevalence of @entity308 was determined on the basis of DSM-III criteria. The estimated prevalence for @entity1 was 22.4%, and for @entity1 29.7%. The estimated prevalence for different categories of @entity308 was as follows: @entity14256 , @entity1 17.2% and @entity1 22.9%; major @entity308 , @entity1 2.6% and @entity1 4.5%; @entity308 , @entity1 2.2% and @entity1 2.5%; and cyclothymic disorder, @entity1 0.4% and @entity1 0%. No cases of @entity162 were found. A high risk of @entity308 was associated with female sex, widowhood and being in long-term institutional care or receiving home nursing and/or home help. The occurrence of @entity308 was not related to age, education or occupation.
