scholarly journals Associations between active travel and physical multi-morbidity in six low- and middle-income countries among community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e0203277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davy Vancampfort ◽  
Lee Smith ◽  
Brendon Stubbs ◽  
Nathalie Swinnen ◽  
Joseph Firth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Active Travel ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Multimorbidity and perceived stress: a population-based cross-sectional study among older adults across six low- and middle-income countries

Maturitas ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendon Stubbs ◽  
Davy Vancampfort ◽  
Nicola Veronese ◽  
Patricia Schofield ◽  
Pao-Yen Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of a Hilly Environment on Depressive Symptoms among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4520
Author(s):  
Takafumi Abe ◽  
Kenta Okuyama ◽  
Tsuyoshi Hamano ◽  
Miwako Takeda ◽  
Masayuki Yamasaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Although some neighborhood environmental factors have been found to affect depressive symptoms, few studies have focused on the impact of living in a hilly environment, i.e., land slope, on depressive symptoms among rural older adults. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether a land slope is associated with depressive symptoms among older adults living in rural areas. Data were collected from 935 participants, aged 65 years and older, who lived in Shimane prefecture, Japan. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and defined on the basis of an SDS score ≥ 40. Land slopes within a 400 m network buffer were assessed using geographic information systems. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of depressive symptoms were estimated using logistic regression. A total of 215 (23.0%) participants reported depressive symptoms. The land slope was positively associated with depressive symptoms (OR = 1.04; 95% CI = 1.01–1.08) after adjusting for all confounders. In a rural setting, living in a hillier environment was associated with depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults in Japan.

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