Depressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the impact of depressive multimorbidity (ie, including depressive symptoms) on the long-term development of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) limitations according to racial/ethnic group in a representative sample of US older adults.

Design

Prospective, observational, population-based 16-year follow-up study of nationally representative sample.

Setting and participants

Sample of older non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and nonHispanic White Americans from the Health and Retirement Study (2000‒2016, N = 16,364, community-dwelling adults ≥65 years of age).

Methods

Data from 9 biennial assessments were used to evaluate the accumulation of ADL-IADL limitations (range 0‒11) among part

SUBMITTER: Botoseneanu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280885 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature