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The effect of depressive symptoms on disability‐free survival in healthy older adults: A prospective cohort study

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Gerontology and ageing research are increasingly focussing on healthy life span (healthspan), the period of life lived free of serious disease and disability. Late‐life depression (LLD) is believed to impact… Click to show full abstract

Gerontology and ageing research are increasingly focussing on healthy life span (healthspan), the period of life lived free of serious disease and disability. Late‐life depression (LLD) is believed to impact adversely on physical health. However, no studies have examined its effect on healthspan. This study investigated the effect of LLD and subthreshold depression on disability‐free survival, a widely accepted measure of healthspan.

Keywords: free survival; effect; disability; disability free; study

Journal Title: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2022

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