The association of late-life depression with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jingkai WeiRuixue HouXiaotao ZhangHuiwen XuLiyang XieEeshwar K ChandrasekarMeiling YingMichael Goodman

Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2019)

Late-life depression is associated with higher risk of both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among community-dwelling elderly people. Future studies need to test the effectiveness of preventing depression among older adults as a way of reducing mortality in this population. Optimal treatment of late-life depression and its impact on mortality require further investigation.Declaration of interestNone.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
community dwelling
risk factors
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
type diabetes
physical activity
combination therapy