Feeling more down or depressed over time might make it harder for older adults in China to do everyday tasks like dressing or bathing — and having more trouble with those tasks might also make...
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Feeling more down or depressed over time might make it harder for older adults in China to do everyday tasks like dressing or bathing — and having more trouble with those tasks might also make...
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In a cohort of over 10,000 older adults in China followed from 2013 to 2018, depressive symptoms are longitudinally associated with increased severity of basic activities of daily living (ADL) disability, and greater ADL disability is similarly associated with worsening depressive symptoms, with this bidirectional association remaining statistically significant after adjusting for age, comorbidities, and socioeconomic factors.
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Study: Bidirectional, longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and IADL/ADL disability in older adults in China: a national cohort study
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