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Multimorbidity In A Mexican Community: Secondary Analysis Of Chronic Illness And Depression Outcomes, Kathleen A. O'Connor, Maricarmen Vizcalno, Jorge M. Ibarra, Hector Balcazar, Eduardo Perez, Luis Flores, Robert L. Anders
Multimorbidity In A Mexican Community: Secondary Analysis Of Chronic Illness And Depression Outcomes, Kathleen A. O'Connor, Maricarmen Vizcalno, Jorge M. Ibarra, Hector Balcazar, Eduardo Perez, Luis Flores, Robert L. Anders
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The aims of this article are: 1) to examine the associations between health provider-diagnosed depression and multimorbidity, the condition of suffering from more than two chronic illnesses; 2) to assess the unique contribution of chronic illness in the prediction of depression; and 3) to suggest practice changes that would address risk of depression among individuals with chronic illnesses. Data collected in a cross-sectional community health study among adult Mexicans (n= 274) living in a low income neighborhood (colonia) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, were examined. We tested the hypotheses that individuals who reported suffering chronic illnesses …