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ArticleBMC psychiatry2023

Living alone and the risk of depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional and cohort analysis based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

Guangjun Zheng, Biying Zhou, Zhenger Fang, Chunxia Jing, Sui Zhu, Mingliang Liu, Xia Chen, Lei Zuo, Haiyan Chen, Guang Hao

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guangjun ZhengDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Biying ZhouDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhenger FangDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Chunxia JingDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Sui ZhuDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Mingliang LiuDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Xia ChenDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Lei ZuoDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Haiyan ChenDepartment of Parasitic Disease and Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.
Guang HaoGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Public Health Detection and Assessment, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No. 283 Jianghai Avenue, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China. haoguang2015@hotmail.com.
Jinan University · CNGuangdong Pharmaceutical University · CNGuangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere were a few studies that examined the longitudinal association between living alone and depressive symptoms, and the vast majority of them were conducted in patients with certain diseases, such as heart failure, cancer, and glaucoma. This study aimed to examine the association between living alone and depressive symptoms in a large representative older Chinese population.

methodsThe China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data from 2015 to 2018 were used. Living alone was defined as participants who did not live with others ever or more than 11 months in the past year at baseline. Depressive symptoms were measured using the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D10). The multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms.

resultsThere were 5,311 and 2,696 participants ≥ 60 years old included in the cross-sectional and cohort analysis, respectively. The risk of depressive symptoms in participants who lived alone was significantly higher than those who lived with others in both cross-sectional (OR:1.33; 95%CI:1.14,1.54) and cohort analysis (OR:1.23; 95%CI:0.97,1.55). There was a significant interaction between financial support and living alone (P

conclusionLiving alone was associated with a higher risk of depressive symptoms in the Chinese older population, and this association was moderated by the receipt of financial support. Living alone may be an effective and easy predictor for early identification of high-risk populations of depression in the older population.

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DepressionRetirementChinaCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesHome EnvironmentHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedDepressive symptomsFinancial supportLiving aloneOlder population

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