Depressive symptoms are associated with sarcopenia and malnutrition in older adults.

Gulru Ulugerger Avci Veysel Suzan Bahar Bektan Kanat Damla Unal Tugce Emiroglu Gedik Alper Doventas Deniz Suna Erdinçler Hakan Yavuzer

Published in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2022)

This study demonstrated that depressive symptoms were independently associated with sarcopenia and malnutrition in older adults. Depressive disorders may lead to impaired cognitive dysfunction. Older adults at increased risk of sarcopenia and malnutrition should be screened for depression earlier.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
physical activity
skeletal muscle
social support
sleep quality
community dwelling
bipolar disorder