Differential relations among depressive symptoms, global cognition, and multiple measures of everyday function in a sample of community-dwelling older adults

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how depressive symptoms relate to cognition and everyday functioning in older adults.
• Examined relationships among depressive symptoms, cognition, and various everyday function measures.
• Used self-reports and performance-based tasks to assess multiple variables.
• Considered interactions with cognitive function in older adults.
• Different types of depressive symptoms differentially impact self-reported everyday function.
• Performance-based tasks show varied relations depending on the type of depressive symptom.
• Cognition plays a significant role in how mood influences functional outcomes.