Depression and chronic medical illnesses in Asian older adults: the role of subjective health and functional status

M Niti, TP Ng, EH Kua, RCM Ho… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Depression in elderly is reportedly associated with a number of specific chronic
illnesses. Whether each of these co‐morbid associations results uniquely from disease …

Comorbid generalized anxiety disorder and its association with quality of life in patients with major depressive disorder

Y Zhou, Z Cao, M Yang, X Xi, Y Guo, M Fang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The comorbidity of major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD) is common and often predicts poorer outcomes than either disorder alone. This study …

Poor mental health status and its associations with demographic characteristics and chronic diseases in Chinese elderly

S Wang, B Li, GS Ungvari, CH Ng, HFK Chiu… - Social psychiatry and …, 2016 - Springer
Objective Although poor mental health is associated with significant personal and societal
burden, it is rarely reported in older Chinese populations. This study examined the mental …

The prevalence of and factors associated with depressive symptoms in the Korean adults: the 2014 and 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

JW Hong, JH Noh, DJ Kim - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose This study was performed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated
with depressive symptoms in the Korean adult population. Methods 10,710 participants in …

[HTML][HTML] Depression in the context of chronic diseases in the United States and China

H Li, S Ge, B Greene, J Dunbar-Jacob - International journal of nursing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Depression is not only a major global public health concern, but also a common comorbidity
among patients who experience chronic diseases, such as cancer, stroke, heart disease …

Trajectories of depressive symptoms and risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

L Han, S Shen, Y Wu, C Zhong, X Zheng - Journal of psychiatric research, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have reported that depression is associated with higher risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the association between long-term depressive …

Perceived stress and its relationship with chronic medical conditions and multimorbidity among 229,293 community-dwelling adults in 44 low-and middle-income …

D Vancampfort, A Koyanagi, PB Ward… - American journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In this study, we assessed the association of chronic medical conditions and multimorbidity
with perceived stress among community-dwelling adults in 44 low-and middle-income …

Association of depression with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among adults in China

R Meng, C Yu, N Liu, M He, J Lv, Y Guo… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Depression is associated with increased disease burden worldwide and with
higher risk of mortality in Western populations. Objective To investigate whether depression …

Physical function, ADL, and depressive symptoms in Chinese elderly: Evidence from the CHARLS

Y Yan, Y Du, X Li, W Ping, Y Chang - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Depressive symptoms are a serious public health problem that affects the
mental health of older adults. However, current knowledge of the association between ADL …

Stressful events and coping strategies associated with symptoms of depression: a Japanese general population survey

M Suzuki, R Furihata, C Konno, Y Kaneita… - Journal of Affective …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The following question remains open: what has the strongest impact on
symptoms of depression, experiencing multiple stressful events, being exposed to a specific …