Older people in China are struggling more with depression, health problems, and daily tasks like cooking or dressing — and things have gotten worse over the past five years.
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Older people in China are struggling more with depression, health problems, and daily tasks like cooking or dressing — and things have gotten worse over the past five years.
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Between 2013 and 2018, among older adults in China, the prevalence of depressive symptoms increased from 33.7% to 40.4%, the average number of comorbid physical conditions per person rose from 1.65 to 2.54, and functional limitations in both instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and activities of daily living (ADL) worsened, indicating a growing burden of mental and physical health challenges in this aging population.
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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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