The association between self-rated health, number of family members, and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults: Mediating role of depression.

ABSTRACT: With the increasing number of older adults, research on cognitive function has expanded. However, studies examining the mediating effect of depression on the association between complex factors and cognitive function in older adults are still insufficient. Additionally, there is a lack of studies that have investigated these relationships by integrating multiple factors related to the cognitive function of older adults. Therefore, our study investigated the association between the number of family members, self-rated health, depression, and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults and highlighted the mediating role of depression in these relationships. We used data from 218 older adults aged over 65 collected in a previous study. The independent variables were the number of fa

SUBMITTER: Bae S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11232972 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature