Mediating role of social disengagement and loneliness in the nexus between functional health and mental well-being in older individuals.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have focused sufficiently on the intricate link between functional health and depression among older people aged 60 and above in India. Therefore, the current study investigates the association between functional health and depression among older Indian adults through the mediating role of social disengagement and loneliness and the moderating role of living arrangements using recent data from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI: 2017-2018). Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form (CIDI-SF) for depression, the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) for functional health, and the indoor/outdoor activities, visits, and religious events for social disengagement were used. The feelings of loneliness and living arr

SUBMITTER: Barman P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11247097 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature