Jiangyun Chen, Li Gan, Yusupujiang Tuersun, Man Xiong, Ju Sun, Chichen Zhang, Haomiao Li
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...
September 12, 2023: Journal of Aging & Social Policy