Chronic and remitting trajectories of depressive symptoms in the elderly. Characterisation and risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In elderly general population sub-syndromal clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms are highly prevalent and associated with high co-morbidity and increased mortality risk. However changes in depressive symptoms over time and etiologic factors have been difficult to characterise notably due to methodological shortcomings. Our objective was to differentiate trajectories of depressive symptoms over 10 years in community-dwelling elderly men and women using statistical modelling methods which take into account intra-subject correlation and individual differences as well as to examine current and life-time risk factors associated with different trajectories.

Methods

Participants aged 65 and over were administered standardised questionnaires and underwent

SUBMITTER: Carriere I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5517623 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature