Coping and depression in old age: a literature review.

Background/aims: The interest in the relation between coping and depression in older persons is growing, but research on the concepts and instruments of coping in relation to depression among older persons is scarce and systematic reviews are lacking. With this background, we wanted to gain a systematic overview of this field by performing a systematic literature search.

Methods: A computer-aided search in MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase, PubMed and www.