When older adults are better at managing everyday tasks like cooking or shopping, they tend to feel less depressed.
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When older adults are better at managing everyday tasks like cooking or shopping, they tend to feel less depressed.
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In older adults, better performance in instrumental activities of daily living is associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms.
What the research says
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2 studies
Study: Bidirectional, longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and IADL/ADL disability in older adults in China: a national cohort study
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Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 2 supporting studies