Social Participation: A Strategy to Manage Depression in Disabled Populations

Overview

Journal J Aging Soc Policy

Publisher Informa Healthcare

Specialty Geriatrics

Date 2023 Sep 12

PMID 37699113

Authors

Jiangyun Chen

Li Gan

Yusupujiang Tuersun

Man Xiong

Ju Sun

Chichen Zhang

Haomiao Li

Affiliations

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether social participation (SP) can decrease depressive symptom severity in disabled older adults. A total of 5,937 disabled participants (4877, 1970, 219, and 8 participants responding 1, 2, 3, 4 times, respectively), obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, were enrolled in our analysis. Based on pooled Ordinary Least Square regressions, SP was associated with decreased depressive symptom severity, and this association was significant in recreational activities and interacting with friends. For brain-disabled respondents, the association was not significant. SP is effective in decreasing depressive symptom severity in disabled older populations. Diversified activities and targeted interventions should be applied to specified older disabled populations to prevent depression.

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