Trial reportInternational psychogeriatrics2016
Leisure activities and depressive symptoms in older adults with cognitive complaints.
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- Effectiveness of intergenerational participation on residents with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2022Pooled it
- Factors associated with the engagement in meaningful activity and occupational balance in institutionalised older adults: a prospective observational cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
- Community social capital and depressive symptoms among older adults relocated for poverty alleviation in Shanxi, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Relationship between leisure activity and depression in Chinese older adults: chain mediating effect of diet and cognition.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Subjective executive functioning and skill learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with perceived loneliness, depressive symptoms, and well-being.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Quercetin Ameliorates Cognitive Impairment in Depression by Targeting HSP90 to Inhibit NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Article
- Moderating role of depression in the association between leisure activity and cognitive function among the disabled older people.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Depressive Symptoms, Leisure Activity Engagement, and Global Cognition in Non-Hispanic Black and White Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Subjective well-being predicts Covid-19 risk in the elderly: a case-control study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- The Lifetime of Experiences Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and Relationships With Memory Function in an Iranian Elderly Sample.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement.Seminars in hearing · 2021Review
- Activity Engagement and Cognitive Performance Amongst Older Adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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- Leisure Activities and All-Cause Mortality Among the Chinese Oldest-Old Population: A Prospective Community-Based Cohort Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2020Article
- Linking depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning: The mediating role of leisure activity.Neuropsychology · 2020Article
- A Long-Term Exercise Intervention Reduces Depressive Symptoms in Older Korean Women.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2019Article
- Depression: Determinants That Influence the Mental Health of Older People (60 Years +) in Botswana.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDepressive symptoms are common in older adults and associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment. Leisure activities are often promoted for individuals with mood symptoms but few studies compare the effects of different types of leisure activities on reducing depressive symptoms.
methodsData were analyzed from participants enrolled from 2008-2009 in the Mental Activity and eXercise (MAX) Trial, which examined the effects of physical plus mental activity over 12 weeks in inactive older adults with cognitive complaints. There were no significant differences between intervention groups on the primary outcome of cognitive function or the secondary outcome of depressive symptoms; therefore, all participants were combined for the current analyses in which we examined changes in leisure activity engagement (Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS)), and changes in depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)) as a function of changes in leisure activity engagement from baseline to post-intervention.
resultsParticipants' mean age was 73.0 years, 61.6% were female, and 63.6% were non-Hispanic white. There was a significant change in total hours per week engaged in leisure activities from baseline (36.7 hours, SD = 12.7) to post-intervention (40.4 hours, SD = 15.7; paired t-test p = 0.02), and mean change in depressive symptoms was significantly inversely correlated with change in leisure activity hours such that increases in total leisure activity were associated with decreases in depressive symptoms (r = -0.21, p = 0.04).
conclusionsIncreasing the total amount of leisure activity levels may help lower depressive symptoms in inactive older adults with cognitive complaints.
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