In older Chinese adults, feeling depressed is linked to having more trouble with daily tasks — like cooking or dressing — and this link stays strong even when you account for things like age, health...

From: Bidirectional, longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and IADL/ADL disability in older adults in China: a national cohort study

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In older Chinese adults, feeling depressed is linked to having more trouble with daily tasks — like cooking or dressing — and this link stays strong even when you account for things like age, health...

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In older Chinese adults, depressive symptoms are significantly associated with functional disability, including both instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (ADL), even after adjusting for age, sex, education, residence, smoking, alcohol consumption, and the number of chronic medical conditions, suggesting that this association is independent of these sociodemographic and health-related confounders.

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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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