Prevalence and determinants of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults in China based on differences in living arrangements: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults with different living arrangements may have different mental health statuses and different factors that influence their mental health. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence and determinants of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults in China based on differences in their living arrangements.

Methods

Participants were 6,055 older adults from the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Depressive symptoms and their determinants were evaluated using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and multivariate logistic regression analysis, respectively.

Results

The prevalence of depressive symptoms among older adults living alone, as a couple, and with children was 47.8%, 33.2

SUBMITTER: Fu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563220 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature