Changes in depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment in older long-stay nursing home residents in the USA: a latent transition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To longitudinally examine the latent statuses of depressive symptoms and their association with cognitive impairment in older U.S. nursing home (NH) residents.

Method

Using Minimum Data Set 3.0, newly-admitted, long-stay, older NH residents with depression in 2014 were identified (n = 88,532). Depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and cognitive impairment (Brief Interview of Mental Status) were measured at admission and 90 days. Latent transition analysis was used to examine the prevalence of and the transition between latent statuses of depressive symptoms from admission to 90 days, and the association of cognitive impairment with the statuses at admission.

Results

Four latent statuses of depressive symptoms were identified: 'Multi

SUBMITTER: Yuan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141058 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature