ArticleAlpha psychiatry2025
Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly People over 65 Years Old in the Community and Nursing Homes.
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- Global trends in chronic kidney disease related cognitive impairment/dementia: a bibliometric analysis (2005-2025).Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Lessons from the STOPPCog criteria: prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications for cognition and their association with a cognitive status - a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of social frailty among older adults in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: Cognitive impairment and depression significantly reduce quality of life in the aging population. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment and explore its relationship in the elderly. Methods: A total of 1645 elderly people in nursing homes and 4703 elderly people in the community were enrolled in the survey. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Ascertain Dementia-8 were employed to evaluate depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment. Results: The overall prevalence of cognitive impairment was 12.5% in the community-dwelling group and 52.2% in the nursing home group. The prevalence of cognitive impairment in nursing homes was significantly higher than that in community-dwelling groups for the same age group ( Conclusions: There was an increased prevalence in cognitive impairment as well as depressive symptoms in the aging population in Zhongshan city. Population-based mental health strategies need to be urgently implemented for the aging.
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