Interrelationships between physical multimorbidity, depressive symptoms and cognitive function among older adults in China, India and Indonesia: A four-way decomposition analysis

AUTHOR 作者

Kanya Anindya ✉️, Yang Zhao, Thanh Hoang , 李達宇 John Tayu Lee (本所專任副教授), Sanjay Juvekar, Anand Krishnan, Vanessa Mbuma, Tarishi Sharma, Nawi Ng

JOURNAL Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

PUBLISHED 2024.04.18

Highlights

• Reducing modifiable risk factors could prevent the onset of cognitive decline.
• Physical multimorbidity–cognitive function association was mediated by depression.
• Routine screening for depression in multimorbidity patient may delay dementia onset.

Keyword

Cognition; Depression; Chronic disease; Multimorbidity; Mediation analysis