The association between falls and depressive symptoms among older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls place a heavy burden on older adults and families, and there was little research on the relationship between falls and depressive symptoms among older adults in China. This study is designed to examine the association between falls and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults.

Methods

This study was based on 9,539 data sets from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2018. The 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CESD-10) was used to access depressive symptoms in older adults. A logistic regression model was used to calculate multivariate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for falls and depressive symptoms, adjusted for possible confounders. The Classification and regression tree (CART) demon

SUBMITTER: Feng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10643149 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature