When older adults are better at managing everyday tasks like cooking or shopping, they tend to feel less depressed.

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Multiple high-quality studies back this claim.

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What this claim means

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

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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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