The prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in Shenzhen, China

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in an urban district in China, as well as their associated factors.
Participants: A total of 5,372 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years or older were initially recruited. Ultimately, 5,331 participants met the inclusion criteria and were included in this study.
Methods: Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, along with assessments including the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Scale-7, UCLA Loneliness Simplification Scale, Insomnia Severity Index Scale, Community Dementia Brief Screening Scale, and the 8-item Dementia Screening Questionnaire. Statistical analyses included the Shapiro‒Wilk test, independent t-test, Wilcoxon rank test, c2 test, and univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis.
Results: The prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in Shenzhen communities was 10.4% and 11.3%, respectively. In multivar..., Study population
This study employed a cross-sectional population-based survey research design and used a multistage random whole-group sampling method to select representative samples from 10 districts in Shenzhen. First, we conducted sampling by region and population distribution based on Shenzhen's 2018 population statistics. One street was randomly selected from each administrative district, and one community was further randomly selected from each street in the first stage. In the second phase, all eligible households were drawn from each of the selected communities. In the final phase, we selected eligible family members from each of the designated families and recruited participants from the selected families from April 2017 to October 2017. To be eligible, participants had to meet the following criteria: (1) aged 65 or above; (2) residing in Shenzhen for at least 6 months; and (3) providing informed consent. Participants were excluded if they refused to sign the informed consent..., , # The prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in Shenzhen, China

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This study employed a cross-sectional population-based survey research design and used a multistage random whole-group sampling method to select representative samples from 10 districts in Shenzhen, China . From October 2020 to February 2021, a total of 5,372 participants were invited to participate in the study, and were asked to complete a mental health assessment questionnaire. Of these, 41 participants were excluded due to poor questionnaire completion quality, leaving 5,331 participants (99.2%) for data analysis. A structured questionnaire was utilized to gather information on the participants' sociodemographic characteristics and health assessment parameters. The questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, physical health, and mental health.
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