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Depressive symptoms and frailty

St. John, Philip D., Tyas, Suzanne L., Montgomery, Patrick R.·2013·International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Frailty and depressive symptoms are common issues facing older adults and may be associated. OBJECTIVES: To determine if: (i) depressive symptoms are associated with frailty; (ii) there is a gradient in this effect across the range of depressive symptoms; and (iii) the association between depressive symptoms and frailty is specific to particular types of depressive symptoms (positive affect, negative affect, somatic complaints, and interpersonal relations). METHOD: Secondary analysis of an existing population-based study was conducted. POPULATION: In 1991, 1751 community-living adults aged 65+ years were interviewed. MEASURES: Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale. Frailty was graded from 0 (no frailty) to 3 (moderate/severe frailty). Age, gender, education, marital status, self-rated health, and the number of comorbid conditions were self-reported. ANALYSES: Logistic regression models were constructed with the outcome of no frailty/urinary incontinence only versus frailty. RESULTS: Depressive symptoms were strongly associated with frailty, and there was a gradient effect across the entire range of the CES-D scale. The odds ratio and 95% confidence interval was 1.08 (1.06, 1.09) per point of the CES-D in unadjusted models. After potential confounding factors were adjusted, the adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) was 1.03 (1.01, 1.05). Positive affect, negative affect, and somatic complaints were all associated with frailty, whereas interpersonal relations were not associated with frailty. CONCLUSIONS: Depressive symptoms are associated with frailty. Clinicians should consider assessing frail older adults for the presence of depression.

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Authors
St. John, P. D., Tyas, S. L., & Montgomery, P. R.
Affiliations
  • Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, and the Centre on Aging University of Manitoba Canada
  • University of Waterloo (CA)
  • Island Health (CA)
Venue
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-09-07
Volume
28
Issue
6
Pages
607-614
ISSN
  • 0885-6230 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-1166
OpenAlex
W1551029662
Cited by
51
References
43
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Health Canada
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
depressive symptoms, frailty, older adults, positive affect, negative affect, somatic symptoms, interpersonal relationships, urinary incontinence, comorbidities, depression screening
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Manitoba, Logistic Models, Frail Elderly

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