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- Title
Associations between Depressive Symptoms and Satisfaction with Meaningful Activities in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults.
- Authors
Maruta, Michio; Makizako, Hyuma; Ikeda, Yuriko; Miyata, Hironori; Nakamura, Atsushi; Han, Gwanghee; Shimokihara, Suguru; Tokuda, Keiichiro; Kubozono, Takuro; Ohishi, Mitsuru; Tomori, Kounosuke; Tabira, Takayuki
- Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate relationships between individuals' ratings of satisfaction and performance of activities that they found meaningful and depressive symptoms. Data was obtained from 806 older adults (mean age 74.9 ± 6.3 years, women = 63.0%) who participated in a community-based health check survey (Tarumizu Study 2018). Participants selected meaningful activities from 95 activities using the Aid for Decision-Making in Occupation Choice and evaluated their satisfaction and performance. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and defined by a GDS-15 score of ≥5. Non-linear logistic regression analyses were used separately by gender to examine the association between satisfaction and performance of meaningful activities and depressive symptoms. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 15.8%. We found no significant difference between meaningful activity choice between older adults with depressive symptoms and those without, in both men and women. After adjusting for potential covariates, satisfaction was associated with depressive symptoms in both men (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.35–0.77) and women (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.49–0.91), but performance was limited in women (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.77–0.99). Our findings suggest that depressive symptoms are associated with satisfaction in meaningful activities regardless of activity categories.
- Subjects
OLDER people; GERIATRIC Depression Scale; SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC regression analysis
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020, Vol 9, Issue 3, p795
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm9030795