Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across Age
This study focuses on the influence of anxiety and depression on individual trajectories of quality of life in old age through a longitudinal approach. A representative sample of adults aged 50+ living in Portugal and participating in wave 4 (W4) and wave 6 (W6) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and R...
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doaj-b2022347aa694169b5b76c70111072972020-12-05T00:00:39ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-12-01179039903910.3390/ijerph17239039Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across AgeOscar Ribeiro0Laetitia Teixeira1Lia Araújo2Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez3Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga4Maria João Forjaz5Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalCenter for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, Department of Population Studies, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, PortugalCenter for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (ESEV.IPV), 3504-510 Viseu, PortugalNational Centre of Epidemiology, Carlos III Health Institute and CIBERNED, 28029 Madrid, SpainAging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and REDISSEC, 17165 Solna, SwedenNational Centre of Epidemiology, Carlos III Health Institute and REDISSEC, 28029 Madrid, SpainThis study focuses on the influence of anxiety and depression on individual trajectories of quality of life in old age through a longitudinal approach. A representative sample of adults aged 50+ living in Portugal and participating in wave 4 (W4) and wave 6 (W6) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) project was considered. Participants, 1765 at baseline (W4) and 1201 at follow up (W6), were asked about their quality of life (CASP-12) and emotional status (Euro-D scale; five items from the Beck Anxiety Inventory). Linear Mixed Effects models were performed to identify factors associated with changes in quality of life across age. Increasing age was found to have a significant negative effect on quality of life. Lower education and higher levels of depression and anxiety at baseline were also associated with worse quality of life; 42.1% of the variation of CASP-12 across age was explained by fixed and random effects, being depression followed by anxiety as the factors that presented with the highest relative importance. Both depression and anxiety play an important role in quality of life in older adults and must be acknowledged as important intervention domains to foster healthy and active aging.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/9039mental healthlongitudinalSHARECASP-12elderlyPortugal |
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Oscar Ribeiro Laetitia Teixeira Lia Araújo Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga Maria João Forjaz Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across Age International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health mental health longitudinal SHARE CASP-12 elderly Portugal |
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Oscar Ribeiro Laetitia Teixeira Lia Araújo Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga Maria João Forjaz |
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Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across Age |
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Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across Age |
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Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across Age |
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Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across Age |
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Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influence across Age |
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anxiety, depression and quality of life in older adults: trajectories of influence across age |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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This study focuses on the influence of anxiety and depression on individual trajectories of quality of life in old age through a longitudinal approach. A representative sample of adults aged 50+ living in Portugal and participating in wave 4 (W4) and wave 6 (W6) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) project was considered. Participants, 1765 at baseline (W4) and 1201 at follow up (W6), were asked about their quality of life (CASP-12) and emotional status (Euro-D scale; five items from the Beck Anxiety Inventory). Linear Mixed Effects models were performed to identify factors associated with changes in quality of life across age. Increasing age was found to have a significant negative effect on quality of life. Lower education and higher levels of depression and anxiety at baseline were also associated with worse quality of life; 42.1% of the variation of CASP-12 across age was explained by fixed and random effects, being depression followed by anxiety as the factors that presented with the highest relative importance. Both depression and anxiety play an important role in quality of life in older adults and must be acknowledged as important intervention domains to foster healthy and active aging. |
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mental health longitudinal SHARE CASP-12 elderly Portugal |
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