Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in South Korea.

Objective: This study's aim is to verify the longitudinal effect of depressive symptoms on all-cause mortality depending on the age group.

Methods: The Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging's data from 2006 to 2016 were assessed using longitudinal data analysis, and 10,145 participants (age [mean±standard deviation], 61.7±11.

Influence of Health Status, Cognitive Function, and Social Capital on Depressive Symptoms in Korean Older Adults.

The current study explored the influence of health status, cognitive function, and social capital on depressive symptoms in Korean older adults. Data from the National Survey of Older Koreans, conducted by the Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs in 2017, were used. Social capital was measured by dividing it into structural and cognitive social capital.