The role of loneliness in the development of depressive symptoms among partnered dementia caregivers: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent among partnered dementia caregivers, but the mechanisms are unclear. This study examined the mediating role of loneliness in the association between dementia and other types of care on subsequent depressive symptoms.

Methods

Prospective data from partnered caregivers were drawn from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. The sample consisted of 4,672 partnered adults aged 50-70 living in England and Wales, followed up between 2006-2007 and 2014-2015. Caregiving was assessed across waves 3 (2006-2007), 4 (2008-2009), and 5 (2010-2011), loneliness at wave 6 (2012-2013), and subsequent depressive symptoms at wave 7 (2014-15). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the association between caregiving for

SUBMITTER: Saadi JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8080187 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature