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Mild depressive symptoms predict all-cause mortality in octogenarian men, an association explained by lower satisfaction with daily participation and ADL-dependency, not vascular comorbidity.
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Do mild depressive symptoms predict all-cause mortality in octogenarian men?
Do mild depressive symptoms predict all-cause mortality in octogenarian men?
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Mild depressive symptoms predict mortality in octogenarian men, driven by reduced social participation and ADL dependency rather than vascular comorbidity.
In octogenarian men with survival above the average, mild depressive symptoms predict all-cause mortality. Neither cognitive capacity nor vascular comorbidity explained this association, but lower Satisfaction with Participation in daily life, especially in combination with moderate ADL-dependency.
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Jönsson et al. (2019) studied this question. Mild depressive symptoms predict all-cause mortality in octogenarian men, an association explained by lower satisfaction with daily participation and ADL-dependency, not vascular comorbidity.
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