ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Depressive symptoms predict low physical performance among older Mexican Americans.
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- Psychosocial determinants of functional independence among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
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- Association between eating alone and motor function among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Predictors of mood disturbance in older adults: a longitudinal cohort study.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- The Mediating Role of Cognitive Function in the Relationship Between Physical Performance and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in China: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- Association Between Depression Symptoms and Disability Outcomes in Older Adults at Risk of Mobility Decline.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Article
- Relating depression, anxiety, stress and loneliness to 5-year decline in physical function and frailty.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2023Article
- Arthritis, physical function, and disability among older Mexican Americans over 23 years of follow-up.Ethnicity & health · 2022Article
- Cognitive impairment and low physical function among older Mexican Americans: findings from a 20-year follow-upAnnals of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Association between Lower-Body Strength, Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression Status and BMI in the Elderly Women with Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between Agility, Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression, and Anthropometric Variables in Physically Active Older Adult Women with Depression.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepressive symptoms are common in older adults and predict functional dependency.
aimsTo examine the ability of depressive symptoms to predict low physical performance over 20 years of follow-up among older Mexican Americans who scored moderate to high in the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test and were non-disabled at baseline.
methodsData were from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly. Our sample included 1545 community-dwelling Mexican American men and women aged 65 and older. Measures included socio-demographics, depressive symptoms, SPPB, handgrip strength, activities of daily living, body mass index (BMI), mini-mental state examination, and self-reports of various medical conditions. General Equation Estimation was used to estimate the odds ratio of developing low physical performance over time as a function of depressive symptoms.
resultsThe mean SPPB score at baseline was 8.6 ± 1.4 for those with depressive symptoms and 9.1 ± 1.4 for those without depressive symptoms. The odds ratio of developing low physical performance over time was 1.53 (95% Confidence Interval = 1.27-1.84) for those with depressive symptoms compared with those without depressive symptoms, after controlling for all covariates.
conclusionDepressive symptoms were a predictor of low physical performance in older Mexican Americans over a 20-year follow-up period. Interventions aimed at preventing decline in physical performance in older adults should address management of their depressive symptoms.
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