Study on the trajectory of depression among middle-aged and elderly disabled people in China: Based on group-based trajectory model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown that middle-aged and elderly adults with disabilities are at higher risk for depressive symptoms. However, there are few studies on the long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in the Chinese middle-aged and elderly disabled population.

Objective

This study aimed to identify the different development trajectories of depressive symptoms and their influencing factors in middle-aged and elderly people with disabilities in China.

Methods

Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018, a longitudinal cohort was formed for the study. A total of 2053 participants underwent at least two measures of depressive symptoms, assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies De

SUBMITTER: You R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509349 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature