Association between the perceived value of adopting new behaviors and depressive symptoms among older adults

Autor: Chiharu Nishijima, Osamu Katayama, Sangyoon Lee, Keitaro Makino, Kenji Harada, Masanori Morikawa, Kouki Tomida, Ryo Yamaguchi, Kazuya Fujii, Yuka Misu, Hiroyuki Shimada
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55301-4
Popis: Abstract Early preventive measures against depression have become important with unprecedented global aging. Increase in one’s perceived value (PV) may correspond to better mental health outcomes. This cross-sectional observation study aimed to clarify whether the PV of adopting new behaviors is associated with depressive symptoms. The participants were 5266 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 65 years. We developed a questionnaire to measure the PV of adopting new behaviors, specifically activities beneficial for preventing depressive symptoms (physical, cognitive, and social activities) in older adults. The questionnaire asked whether adopting the ten selected behaviors was valuable. The scores were added, and the total score ranged from − 20 to 20. The odds ratios (OR) of depressive symptoms were calculated using binomial logistic regression according to the PV score quartiles. Depressive symptoms were reported by 595 (11.3%) participants. After adjusting for potential confounders, higher quartiles of PV scores were significantly associated with lower prevalence of depressive symptoms: vs Q1; Q2 OR 0.76 (95% confidence interval: 0.59–0.97); Q3 0.67 (0.51–0.87); Q4 0.54 (0.40–0.73) (P for trend
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