Bidirectional, longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and IADL/ADL disability in older adults in China: a national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Based on the data from the China Health and Retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS), we aimed to investigate the bidirectional relationship between depressive symptoms and functional disability.

Methods

Data were collected across 3 waves from 2013 to 2018. The activities of daily living (ADLs) and the instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) scales were used to measure functional disability and the CESD-10 was used to measure depressive symptoms. Cross-lagged models were performed to examine cross effect between depressive symptoms and functional disability across three waves.

Results

Data on 10,092(mean [SD] age, 61.98[8.44] years; 3764 females [37.30%]) and 10,180 participants (mean [SD] age, 62.01[8.46] years; 3788 females [37.21%]) in IADL sampl

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11301930 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature