RT Journal Article
T1 Long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in old age: Relationships with sociodemographic and health-related factors
A1 De La-Torre Luque, Alejandro Francisco
A1 Fuente, Javier de la
A1 Sánchez Niubo, Albert
A1 Prina, Matthew
A1 Haro, Josep Maria
A1 Ayuso Mateos, José Luís
AB BackgroundThis study aimed at depicting the course of depression symptoms over the old age, with a special interest in a) uncovering its relationships with sociodemographic and health-related factors; b) analysing its predictive role on healthy-ageing outcomes later in life.MethodsThe sample comprised 8317 older adults (46.02% men) from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Robust structural equation modelling was used to identify symptom trajectories and their relationships with time-varying factors. Trajectory class and covariates were used to predict outcomes (quality of life, satisfaction with life, and daily living functioning) in a 2-year follow-up.ResultsThree trajectory classes (so-called, normative, subclinical, chronic symptom trajectories) were identified for both sexes. Rising hearing difficulties and history of psychiatric problems were consistently associated with the chronic symptom trajectory. Lower education level, history of psychiatric problems, and increasing visual difficulties were connected with the subclinical trajectories. Finally, participants with either a subclinical or a chronic symptom trajectory showed worse outcomes than the remaining participants in the follow-up.ConclusionThis study highlighted the presence of varying courses of depression symptoms (each showing some distinctive features from other another) over the old age, pointing to some relevant implications for clinical assessment and treatment prescription.
PB Elsevier
SN 0165-0327
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99391
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99391
LA eng
NO de la Torre-Luque A, de la Fuente J, Prina M, Sanchez-Niubo A, Haro JM, Ayuso-Mateos JL. Long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in old age: Relationships with sociodemographic and health-related factors. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1;246:329-337. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.122.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025