Management of depression in older adults: a review

RM Kok, CF Reynolds - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Depression in older adults is a common psychiatric disorder affecting their
health-related quality of life. Major depression occurs in 2% of adults aged 55 years or older …

Effects of multi-domain interventions in (pre) frail elderly on frailty, functional, and cognitive status: a systematic review

L Dedeyne, M Deschodt, S Verschueren… - … interventions in aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Frailty is an aging syndrome caused by exceeding a threshold of decline across
multiple organ systems leading to a decreased resistance to stressors. Treatment for frailty …

The mental health benefits of physical activity in older adults survive the COVID-19 pandemic

DD Callow, NA Arnold-Nedimala, LS Jordan… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the relationship between the amount and intensity of physical activity
performed by older adults in North America (United States and Canada) and their …

Sleep quality and physical activity as predictors of mental wellbeing variance in older adults during COVID-19 lockdown: ECLB COVID-19 international online survey

K Trabelsi, A Ammar, L Masmoudi, O Boukhris… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background. The COVID-19 lockdown could engender disruption to lifestyle behaviors, thus
impairing mental wellbeing in the general population. This study investigated whether …

Comparative effectiveness of three exercise types to treat clinical depression in older adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled …

KJ Miller, DC Goncalves-Bradley, P Areerob… - Ageing Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have directly compared the effects of different exercise therapies
on clinical depression in older adults. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and network …

Community gardening: Stress, well-being, and resilience potentials

WI Koay, D Dillon - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The financial and health burdens of stress associated with increased urbanization have led
to a demand for mental health enhancement strategies. While some extant literature details …

Socially assistive robots for older adults and people with autism: An overview

E Martinez-Martin, F Escalona, M Cazorla - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over one billion people in the world suffer from some form of disability. Nevertheless,
according to the World Health Organization, people with disabilities are particularly …

Participation in physical, social, and religious activity and risk of depression in the elderly: a community-based three-year longitudinal study in Korea

HW Roh, CH Hong, Y Lee, BH Oh, KS Lee, KJ Chang… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background We examined the longitudinal association between participation in individual or
combinations of physical, social, and religious activity and risk of depression in the elderly …

[HTML][HTML] Built environment and elderly population health: a comprehensive literature review

N Garin, B Olaya, M Miret… - Clinical practice and …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Global population aging over recent years has been linked to poorer health outcomes and
higher healthcare expenditure. Policies focusing on healthy aging are currently being …

Exercise as an add-on strategy for the treatment of major depressive disorder: a systematic review

G Mura, MF Moro, SB Patten, MG Carta - CNS spectrums, 2014 - cambridge.org
Antidepressants are currently the treatment of choice for major depressive disorder (MDD).
Nevertheless, a high percentage of patients do not respond to a first-line antidepressant …