The association between the Short Physical Performance Battery and longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults.
Min BaoJianqian ChaoNa ZhangYanqian WuLeixia WangPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2023)
Low levels of SPPB score are associated with persistent high depressive symptoms in older adults. Conversely, improving physical performance as measured by the SPPB can help reduce the risk of major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder in the elderly.