Association between specific social activities and depressive symptoms among older adults: A study of urban-rural differences in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Engaging in social activities can help older persons with their depressed symptoms. Few studies, however, have looked into the connection between social interactions and depressed symptoms in Chinese older persons. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in older Chinese individuals' social activity involvement and depressive symptoms across urban and rural settings.

Methods

A cross-sectional investigation using information from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), which was limited to older individuals aged 60 and over. Generalized linear models were constructed to assess the effects of participants' characteristics and specific social activities on CES-D scores. The association between specific social activities and depr

SUBMITTER: Han T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102908 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature