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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2015 The Gerontological Society of America
- ISSN
- 0016-9013
- eISSN
- 1758-5341
- DOI
- 10.1093/geront/41.3.366
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Purpose: The prevalence and correlates of paranoid ideation were investigated. Design and Methods: On the basis of a sample of 998 independently living elderly African American persons in a cross-sectional study, the study used the Brief Symptom Inventory to measure paranoid ideation and 14 independent variables, including demographic characteristics, cognitive deficit, depression, self-reported memory functioning, emotional and instrumental support, stressful life events, limitation of daily activities, self-rated health status, and self-rated hearing and vision. Results and Implications: Paranoid ideation (symptoms of paranoia) was found in 10% of this sample. A multiple regression analysis of the data revealed that of the 14 independent variables used in this study, 6 (income, instrumental support, hearing, stressful life events, self-reported memory deficit, and depression) showed a significant relationship with paranoid ideation. Key words
Journal
The Gerontologist – Oxford University Press
Published: Jun 1, 2001