Association of living arrangements with depressive symptoms among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is regarded as a major public health concern in our society. While living arrangements as a structural factor of social support may contribute to older adults' depression. Our study aims to investigate the association between living arrangements and depressive symptoms among older adults in the whole China, and to explore whether such influences differ by genders.

Methods

Data were obtained from the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The sample was comprised of 6001 individuals aged ≥60 years. Depressive symptoms were measured by the 10-item Short-Form Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression. Independent variables were divided into 4 groups, considering living with/without a spouse and living with/without a child. The multivariat

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6664592 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature