Social activities and long-term depressive-symptoms trajectories among middle-aged and older adults in China: a population-based cohort study

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between social activities and depressive symptoms remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the relationship between social activities at baseline and the long-term depressive-symptoms trajectories among a cohort of middle-aged and older adults in China.

Methods

This study included 13,258 participants aged 45 years and older from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Depressive symptoms across four waves from 2011 to 2018 were evaluated using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10). Four types of social activities were assessed at baseline by self-report: (1) interacting with friends; (2) playing Mahjong, chess, and cards or attending a community club; (3) providing help to family, friend

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature