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- This study looks at how depression and anxiety show up in older women, specifically those 65 and older from China.
- Researchers found three groups: one with both depression and anxiety, one mostly with depression, and one with low symptoms.
- The study also discovered that things like age, where they live, education, income, and health habits affect their mental health differences.
Article Abstract
Objectives: This cross-sectional study aims to consider the potential classification of depression and anxiety symptoms among older women, and identify the influencing factors of this classification.
Methods: This study examines Chinese women aged 65 years and older. Latent class analysis was used to explore the mental health subgroups of older women, and multivariate logistic regression was employed to examine the influencing factors based on the health ecological model among these subgroups.
Results: The results helped classify this population under three subgroups: the coexistence of depression and anxiety group, dominated depression group, and the low symptoms group. Moreover, class differences in terms of age, residence, education, income, assessment of current life and health status, sleep duration, and health behaviors, such as alcohol use and exercise were noted.
Conclusions: These findings explain the heterogeneity among older women, and help illuminate their unique aspects of mental health. Accordingly, they are significant for scholars and policymakers to understand depression and anxiety among older women.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2023.2243799 | DOI Listing |
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