Depressive Trajectories and Risk of Disability and Mortality in Older Adults: Longitudinal Findings From the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
Murphy RA, Hagaman AK, Reinders I, Steeves JA, Newman AB, Rubin SM, Satterfield S, Kritchevsky SB, Yaffe K, Ayonayon HN, Nagin DS, Simonsick EM, Penninx BW, Harris TB, Study F. Depressive Trajectories and Risk of Disability and Mortality in Older Adults: Longitudinal Findings From the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2015, 71: 228-235. PMID: 26273025, PMCID: PMC4723662, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of disabilityDepressive symptomsHazard ratioMortality riskEpidemiologic Studies Short Depression ScaleBody Composition StudyCox proportional hazardsDepressive symptom trajectoriesHealthy older populationSubclinical depressive symptomsPerson yearsDepressive trajectoriesDepression ScaleMortality rateGeriatric careProportional hazardsSymptom trajectoriesOlder populationMortalityOlder adultsSymptomsWomenDisabilityLongitudinal findingsMen