The association between, depression, anxiety, and mortality in older people across eight low- and middle-income countries: Results from the 10/66 cohort study.
Yu-Tzu WuCarolina KraljDaisy AcostaMariella GuerraYueqin HuangAmuthavalli T JotheeswaranIvonne Z Jimenez-VelazquezZhaorui LiuJuan J Llibre RodriguezAquiles SalasAna Luisa SosaRasha AlkholyMartin James PrinceMatthew A PrinaPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2019)
Depression and anxiety appear to be associated with mortality in older people living in LMICs. Variation in effect sizes may indicate different barriers to health service access across countries. Future studies may investigate underlying mechanisms and identify potential interventions to reduce the impact of common mental disorders.