SynthesisInternational journal of mental health nursing2022
Effectiveness of late-life depression interventions on functional limitations: A systematic review.
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- Functional improvement by behavioural activation for depressed older adults.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Trial
- [Associations between multimorbidity patterns and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults: a latent class analysis based on CHARLS data].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2026Article
- Psychosocial and cognitive profiles associated with health-related quality of life and healthy aging among community-dwelling older adults: a latent profile analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- From Dogs to Robots: Pet-Assisted Interventions for Depression in Older Adults-A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Experiences and Perceptions of Functional Recovery in Late-Life Depression: A Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Managing depression in the elderly: real-world clinical considerations and perspectives.International clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- A qualitative study on general practitioners' perspectives on late-life depression in Singapore-part II: system- and physician-related factors.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- How to Promote Gerotranscendence in Older Adults? A Scoping Review of Interventions.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
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Abstract
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in older adults and leads to considerable decreases in health, well-being, and impaired functioning. Intervention studies have focused on the effects on symptomatic recovery, and most do not include functional recovery as an outcome. Reduction of functional limitations as a treatment goal in old-age psychiatry aligns with the values of older persons. The objective of this review was therefore to evaluate the effectiveness of late-life depression interventions on functional limitations. This systematic review identified 15 randomized controlled trials in which the effectiveness of different interventions on functional limitations was evaluated in patients with late-life depression. The interventions were categorized into four categories: psychological interventions, drug treatment, physical exercise, and collaborative care. Multicomponent and collaborative-care interventions appear to be the most promising for improvement of functional limitations, particularly in primary care and community-dwelling populations of older persons with symptoms of depression. There is, however, a lack of evidence regarding studies in specialized mental health care.
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