Background The reported prevalence of depressive symptoms (depression hereafter)
among older adults varied widely across different studies. This was a meta-analysis to …

Background There is lack of information on the magnitude of depression among elderly
population in India. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the …

Numerous epidemiological reports have found that adolescent, young adult, and middle-
aged adult girls and women are more likely to be diagnosed with unipolar depression and …

Background Sociodemographic inequalities in depression are well established. However,
less is known about variation in inequalities across countries. In this study, we describe …

Objective Depression is a common mental disorder in older adults. This study aimed to
determine the incidence of depression and the relationship between sedentary behavior …

Due to different nature of social engagements of older adults in South Asian countries
specially attributed to the traditional family-based care and support, beneficial effects of …

Background Depressive symptom disparity between urban and rural older adults is an
important public health issue in China. Social support is considered as an effective way to …

Background Healthy ageing is a complex construct which involves multiple dimensions.
Previous studies of healthy ageing have focused only on measuring the intrinsic capacity of …

Since untreated or undertreated late-life mental disorders is associated with grave
consequences including poor quality of life and increased mortality rates, this study …

This study aims to examine the association between province-level socioeconomic welfare
factors and depression symptoms among older adults in China. Province-level …