Prevalence and determinants of depression among old age: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zenebe, B Akele, MW/Selassie, M Necho - Annals of general psychiatry, 2021 - Springer
Background Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor
to the overall global burden of disease. It is also one of the most common geriatric …

The prevalence of depression in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Matcham, L Rayner, S Steer, M Hotopf - Rheumatology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective. There is substantial uncertainty regarding the prevalence of depression in RA. We
conducted a systematic review aiming to describe the prevalence of depression in RA …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on quality-of-life assessed using the SF-36: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Matcham, IC Scott, L Rayner, M Hotopf… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The assessment of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) is becoming increasingly common in both research and clinical practice. One of the …

Review of community prevalence of depression in later life

ATF Beekman, J Copeland, MJ Prince - The British Journal of …, 1999 - cambridge.org
BackgroundDespite considerable interest, there is no consensus regarding the prevalence
of depression in later life. AimsTo assess the prevalence of late-life depression in the …

Physical activity reduces the risk of subsequent depression for older adults

WJ Strawbridge, S Deleger, RE Roberts… - American journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Previous studies assessing protective effects of physical activity on depression have had
conflicting results; one recent study argued that excluding disabled subjects attenuated any …

Prospective association between obesity and depression: evidence from the Alameda County Study

RE Roberts, S Deleger, WJ Strawbridge… - International journal of …, 2003 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine the temporal relation between obesity and depression to
determine if each constitutes a risk factor for the other. DESIGN: A two-wave, 5-y …

Social engagement and depressive symptoms in late life: longitudinal findings

TA Glass, CFM De Leon, SS Bassuk… - Journal of aging and …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The purpose is to investigate whether social engagement protects against
depressive symptoms in older adults. Method: Three waves of data from a representative …

The trajectory of depressive symptoms across the adult life span

AR Sutin, A Terracciano, Y Milaneschi, Y An… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Long-term longitudinal studies are needed to delineate the trajectory of
depressive symptoms across adulthood and to individuate factors that may contribute to …

Development of a minimum data set-based depression rating scale for use in nursing homes.

AB Burrows, JN Morris, SE Simon, JP Hirdes… - Age and …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: depression is common but under-diagnosed in nursing-home residents.
There is a need for a standardized screening instrument which incorporates daily …

Major and minor depression in later life: a study of prevalence and risk factors

ATF Beekman, DJH Deeg, T van Tilburg… - Journal of affective …, 1995 - Elsevier
In this paper, the results of a community-based study into the prevalence and risk factors
associated with depression in the older (55–85 years) population of The Netherlands are …