Community-Based Services and Depression from Person-Environment Fit Perspective: Focusing on Functional Impairments and Living Alone |
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| Authors: | BoRin Kim Sojung Park Jennifer Bishop-Saucier Carrie Amorim |
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| Institution: | 1. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USAborin.kim@unh.edu;3. George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA;4. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA;5. The Institute of Professional Practice, Inc., Concord, New Hampshire, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTGuided by the Person-Environment Fit perspective, we investigated the extent to which personal and environmental factors influence depression among community-dwelling adults. The data came from the special section about community-based service utilization in the 2012 Health and Retirement Study (N=1,710). Although community-based service was not significantly associated with depression after controlling for covariates, respondents with functional limitations and living alone were less likely to be depressed when using community-based services. This study demonstrates the different associations between community-based services and depression depending on personal needs. It discusses the importance of community-based services for aging-in-place policy, particularly among vulnerable populations. |
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| Keywords: | Aging-in-place community-based services depression person environment fit vulnerable population |
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