Objective Despite the high prevalence of late-life depression and anxiety at threshold and
subthreshold levels, their joint role in the disablement process remains unclear. This study …

Background Disability is associated with depression in older persons, yet the effect of
disability burden on the likelihood of being depressed is uncertain. Methods. A total of 754 …

Objective: Although medical illness and physical disability are strongly associated with
depression, the majority of older adults who experience medical illness or disability at any …

Background Although depressive symptoms in older persons are common, their association
with disability burden is not well understood. The authors evaluated the association between …

OBJECTIVES This prospective cohort study examined the relationship between depressive
symptoms and onset of functional disability over 2 years among US Chinese older adults, a …

Objectives: To assess the relationships of somatic and anxiety symptoms of depression with
functional disability in a sample of older adults with late life depression. Method: Data were …

Objective The authors determined the association between clinically significant depressive
symptoms, often referred to as depression, and subsequent transitions between no …

Background Although previous studies have explored the effect of chronic conditions on
physical disability, little is known about the levels and rates of change in physical disability …

Objective Very little epidemiological work has examined comorbidity between depression
and anxiety disorders in community-dwelling older adults, despite the fact these disorders …

Cross-sectional studies demonstrate depression is associated with disability in elders.
These studies also report that disability in depressed elders is associated with greater …