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Bidirectional association between ADL disability and depressive symptoms among older adults: longitudinal evidence from CHARLS
Two-way link between daily activity difficulties and depression symptoms in older adults over time
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Abstract
A total of 8,994 participants revealed that disability significantly increased the risk of (HR = 1.090).
- ADL disability is associated with a higher likelihood of developing depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults.
- Depressive symptoms are linked to an increased risk of developing ADL disability.
- Subgroup analyses indicated that education level, social activity, and existing disability modified the relationship between ADL disability and depressive symptoms.
- Age, marital status, and pain were found to influence the association between depressive symptoms and ADL disability.
- Sensitivity analyses confirmed the reliability of these findings.
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Key numbers
1.090
Increase in Risk of
Hazard ratio for disability impacting
1.033
Increase in Risk of Disability
Hazard ratio for impacting disability
25%
Cumulative Incidence of
Cumulative incidence rate among participants over three years