Age-friendliness of community and sleep quality: The role of mental health.

Background: The relationship between age-friendliness of community (AFC), mental health and sleep quality is still unclear.

Method: Using a sample of Chinese older adults aged ≥60 years (N = 3099), this cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the serial mediating roles of resilience and depressive symptoms between AFC and sleep quality through structural equation modeling. Additionally, this study examined the association between each AFC dimension and sleep quality stratified by mental health, using the multivariable linear regression models.

Effect of social participation on the trajectories of activities of daily living disability among community-dwelling older adults: a 7-year community-based cohort.

Introduction: Studies examining the effects of social participation on activities of daily living (ADL) disability are still scarce.

Aim: To assess the reciprocal relationship between ADL disability trajectories and social participation among older Chinese people aged ≥ 60 years.

Methods: This study included 2976 participants aged ≥ 60 years in six waves of a community-based survey from 2015 to 2022.

Sex steroid and cognitive function among community-dwelling older men with or without vascular risk factors: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The relationship of testosterone and estradiol concentrations with cognitive function among community-dwelling older men was inconclusive. To examine the association of serum testosterone and estradiol concentrations with cognitive function in older men with or without vascular risk factors (VRFs).

Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 224 community-dwelling men aged 65-90 years in the Songjiang District of Shanghai, China.

Association between Age-Friendliness of Communities and Frailty among Older Adults: A Multilevel Analysis.

An age-friendly environment is one of the measures of healthy aging. However, there is scarce evidence of the relationship between the age-friendliness of communities (AFC) and frailty status among Chinese older adults. This study aims to examine this relationship using a multilevel analysis with the data of a cross-sectional study conducted among 10,958 older adults living in 43 communities in four cities in China.

Sleep characteristic profiles and the correlation with spectrum of metabolic syndrome among older adult: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a common health problem among older adults. Previous studies have revealed the relationship between sleep duration as well as global sleep status and MetS.

Objectives: This study aims to examine the association between the specific sleep characteristic and MetS as well as MetS components among community-dwelling old adults.

Cognitive leisure activity and all-cause mortality in older adults: a 4-year community-based cohort.

Background: Cognitive leisure activity, such as reading, playing mahjong or cards and computer use, is common among older adults in China. Previous studies suggest a negative correlation between cognitive leisure activity and cognitive impairment. However, the relationship between cognitive leisure activity and all-cause mortality has rarely been reported.

Changes in frailty among community-dwelling Chinese older adults and its predictors: evidence from a two-year longitudinal study.

Background: It is important to clarify the transitions and related factors of frailty for prevention of frailty. We evaluated the transitions of frailty among community-dwelling older adults and examined the predictors of the transitions.

Methods: A cohort study was conducted among 3988 community residents aged ≥60 years during 2015 and 2017.