Depression in Japanese community-dwelling elderly—prevalence and association with ADL and QOL

Wada, Taizo; Ishine, Masayuki; Sakagami, Teiji; Okumiya, Kiyohito; Fujisawa, Michiko; Murakami, S.; Otsuka, Kuniaki; Yano, Shoki; Kita, Toru; Matsubayashi, Kozo

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2003.12.003

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“…Partially supporting Hypothesis 4 and reflecting previous literature (Barry et al, 2009; Wada et al, 2004), comorbid health conditions, ADL difficulties, and self-reported health accounted for changes in depressive symptoms trajectories over survey years. Changes in self-reported health and transitions to ADLs also directly impacted the growth curve.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Research conducted in Japan has confirmed this relationship as well as the fact that functional decline may exacerbate preexisting depressive symptoms or induce their onset (Wada et al, 2004). Conversely, daily exercise, balanced diets, and hobbies are correlated with reduced depressive symptoms (Aihara, Minai, Aoyama, & Shimanouchi, 2011).…”

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confidence: 90%

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Depressive Symptoms, Transitions to Widowhood, and Informal Support From Adult Children Among Older Women and Men in Japan

2015

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This study examines the relationships among depressive symptoms, transitions to widowhood, worsening health, and family support in Japan over 10 years. The analyses focus on availability and receipt as the two primary dimensions of intergenerational support relationships. We used growth curve models to analyze data from the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging, finding that (1) becoming widowed correlated with increased depressive symptoms and this relationship was weaker among women than men, (2) continuous widowhood was associated with fewer depressive symptoms over time, (3) transitions to coresidence with sons and daughters among the widowed was correlated with reduced depressive symptoms, (4) self-reported health and difficulty with activities of daily living were predictors of depressive symptoms over time. The findings suggest the importance of new research on household transitions, availability and proximity of family caregivers, and social embeddedness as protections against depressive symptoms.

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confidence: 76%

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confidence: 90%

Depressive Symptoms, Transitions to Widowhood, and Informal Support From Adult Children Among Older Women and Men in Japan

2015

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“…Depression in older persons (≥60 years) is prevalent in community living settings [2,3,4,5,6,7,8] and even more prevalent among older individuals who have been hospitalized due to serious physical diseases or institutionalized due to reduced physical and/or cognitive functioning [9,10,11,12]. Known risk factors for depression are female gender [1,13], older age [14,15], poorer coping abilities [16], physical morbidity [2,4,9,17,18,19,20,21,22], impaired level of functioning [2,5,6,9,13,18,23,24,25,26,27,28,29], reduced cognition [2,3,8,20,30,31,32,33,34,35], and bereavement [13,36]. Depression has been associated with an increased risk of mortality [2,37], and poorer outcome of treatment of physical disorders [4,10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Sivertsen

Bjørkløf²,

Engedal³

et al. 2015

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Background: Depression is a prevalent and disabling condition in older persons (≥60 years) that increases the risk of mortality and negatively influences quality of life (QOL). The relationship between depression, or depressive symptoms, and QOL has been increasingly addressed by research in recent years, but a review that can contribute to a better understanding of this relationship in older persons is lacking. Against this background, we undertook a literature review to assess the relationship between depression and QOL in older persons. Summary: Extensive electronic database searches revealed 953 studies. Of these, 74 studies fulfilled our criteria for inclusion, of which 52 were cross-sectional studies and 22 were longitudinal studies. Thirty-five studies were conducted in a clinical setting, while 39 were community-based epidemiological studies. A clear definition of the QOL concept was described in 25 studies, and 24 different assessment instruments were employed to assess QOL. Depressed older persons had poorer global and generic health-related QOL than nondepressed individuals. An increase in depression severity was associated with a poorer global and generic health-related QOL. The associations appeared to be stable over time and independent of how QOL was assessed. Key Messages: This review found a significant association between severity of depression and poorer QOL in older persons, and the association was found to be stable over time, regardless which assessment instruments for QOL were applied. The lack of a definition of the multidimensional and multilevel concept QOL was common, and the large variety of QOL instruments in various studies make a direct comparison between the studies difficult.

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confidence: 93%

“…Some studies on depressed older people have reported a negative correlation between HRQoL and functional abilities (Woo et al, 1994;Naumann and Byrne, 2004;Wada et al, 2004;Chan et al, 2006). Most demographic factors (such as gender and age), and some clinical variables (duration of illness, number of prior episodes, and age of onset) have not been found to be predictors of HRQoL (Naumann and Byrne, 2004;Wada et al, 2004). Among social and personal factors, the patient's perceptions of their social network, and self-efficacy, have been consistently presented as factors that play significant roles in HRQoL outcomes (Brown et al, 1994;Keitner et al, 1995;Livingston et al, 1998).…”

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Predicting changes in the health‐related quality of life of Chinese depressed older people

Chan

Chiu

Chien

et al. 2008

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Treatment and interventions of depression were effective in improvement participants' mental condition and their perceived HRQoL. Interventions to promote older people's level of depression and their instrumental activity of daily living abilities could help to improve their perceived HRQoL. This study provides insight for healthcare professionals in planning innovative services to meet their health needs.

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Depression in Japanese community-dwelling elderly—prevalence and association with ADL and QOL

Cited by 139 publications

References 23 publications

Depressive Symptoms, Transitions to Widowhood, and Informal Support From Adult Children Among Older Women and Men in Japan

Depressive Symptoms, Transitions to Widowhood, and Informal Support From Adult Children Among Older Women and Men in Japan

Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Predicting changes in the health‐related quality of life of Chinese depressed older people

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