ArticleBMC psychiatry2025
Successful aging was negatively associated with depression and anxiety symptoms among adults aged 65 years and older in Ningbo, China.
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backgroundDepression and anxiety are the emotional problems most frequently experienced by older adults. We aimed to investigate the associations between successful aging (SA) and depression and anxiety in older adults from Ningbo, China.
methodsA cross-sectional study of 6,672 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older was performed. SA, depression, and anxiety symptoms were self-reported and measured using the Successful Aging Inventory (SAI), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item (PHQ-9), and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), respectively. Linear and logistic regression analyses were used to estimate the associations of SA with depression and anxiety.
resultsAfter multivariate adjustment, we found that the SAI score was independently associated with the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores (β = -0.069 and - 0.048, respectively). Multivariate-adjusted spline regression models showed negative, nonlinear dose-response associations between the SAI score and both depression and anxiety symptoms (P
conclusionAmong older adults in Ningbo, China, SA was found to play an important role in depression and anxiety symptoms, suggesting the need for effective and feasible interventions to promote SA in Chinese older adults.
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