Association of the cumulative burden of late-life anxiety and depressive symptoms with functional impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates the association of the cumulative burden of anxiety-only, depression-only, and comorbid anxiety and depression symptoms with (a) incident self-care or household activities impairment among those with no baseline self-care or household activities impairment, respectively, or (b) change in status of self-care or household activities impairment among those with baseline impairment.

Methods

This study consists of participants (N = 4619) from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, a longitudinal study that examines a nationally representative sample of US adults aged 65 years and older. Outcomes included incident or change in self-care or household activity impairment. Primary independent variables were yearly counts of screening positive f

SUBMITTER: Simning A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6898755 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature