Depression and cardiovascular disease in elderly: Current understanding

Y Zhang, Y Chen, L Ma - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Geriatric depression is a major public health problem and has an especially large effect on
health when comorbid with a chronic medical condition. Hypertension, coronary heart …

Depression, anxiety, and apathy in mild cognitive impairment: current perspectives

L Ma - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an important risk state for dementia, particularly
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Depression, anxiety, and apathy are commonly observed …

Cohort profile: the English longitudinal study of ageing

A Steptoe, E Breeze, J Banks… - International journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is a panel study of a
representative cohort of men and women living in England aged≥ 50 years. It was designed …

Long-term cognitive impairment and functional disability among survivors of severe sepsis

TJ Iwashyna, EW Ely, DM Smith, KM Langa - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Cognitive impairment and functional disability are major determinants of caregiving
needs and societal health care costs. Although the incidence of severe sepsis is high and …

Social isolation and loneliness: relationships with cognitive function during 4 years of follow-up in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

A Shankar, M Hamer, A McMunn… - Psychosomatic …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study aims to evaluate the impact of social isolation and loneliness,
individually and simultaneously, on cognitive function in older adults during a 4-year period …

The prevalence of mental disorders in older people in Western countries–a meta-analysis

J Volkert, H Schulz, M Härter, O Wlodarczyk… - Ageing research …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis assessing the prevalence of mental disorders in
older people in Europe and North America. METHOD: Studies that reported prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] The dynamics of physical and mental health in the older population

J Ohrnberger, E Fichera, M Sutton - The Journal of the Economics of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mental and physical aspects are both integral to health but little is known about the dynamic
relationship between them. We consider the dynamic relationship between mental and …

[HTML][HTML] Engagement in leisure activities and depression in older adults in the United States: Longitudinal evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

JK Bone, F Bu, ME Fluharty, E Paul, JK Sonke… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Receptive cultural engagement (eg, attending theaters and museums) can
reduce depression in older adults. However, whether specific participatory leisure activities …

The prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors in middle-aged and elderly Chinese people

X Fan, X Guo, Z Ren, X Li, M He, H Shi, S Zha… - Journal of Affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and
associated factors in middle-aged and elderly people in China. Methods Data were obtained …

Validation of the 8-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale in a cohort of community-dwelling older people: data from The Irish Longitudinal Study …

R Briggs, D Carey, AM O'Halloran, RA Kenny… - European Geriatric …, 2018 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to validate the 8-item Centre for Epidemiological
Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-8) against the 20-item version (CES-D-20) in a large …